What is intermittent claudication?
This type of diet is high in fruits, vegetables, & low-fat dairy, and can be used to lower blood pressure
What is the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet?
Pain with dorsiflexion of the foot that can indicate DVT
What is Homan's sign? (although this is not a reliable predictor)
The primary treatment goal for DVT
What is anticoagulation?
The risk factor most associated with peripheral arterial disease
What is atherosclerosis?
Moderate exercise is encouraged for PAD because it can aid in the development of this
This test measures the fibrin degredation products from fibrinolysis and can exclude diagnosis of DVT
What is D-dimer?
This simple intervention may be all that is needed to prevent DVT in surgical patients
What is early ambulation?
This type of positioning is helpful for arterial disease
What is dependent positioning?
The most sensitive indicator of arterial function is this pulse
What is the posterior tibial pulse?
The most serious complication that can arise from DVT
What is pulmonary embolism?
Considered a first-line medication for DVT treatment
What is heparin?
Extremities of a patient with PAD would be this temperature
What is cool/cold?
This procedure involves using a balloon to restore blocked arterial flow
What is percutaneous transluminal angioplasty?
The name for the group of risk factors that lead to DVT formation
This device could cause a thrombus to break away and become an embolus, and is therefore contraindicated for patients with diagnosis of DVT
What is Sequential Compression Device (SCD)?
This test uses a doppler and BP cuff to evaluate arterial disease
What is Ankle Brachial Index?
This procedure uses an autogenous or synthetic graft to treat arterial blockage
What is bypass surgery?
This test is definitive for DVT
What is duplex ultrasound?
As the nurse, you would instruct the patient with DVT to position the legs in this manner?
What is elevated?