Vascular Terms
Hardening of the arteries
Arteriosclerosis
Coolness of extremity, pallor
Arterial ulcer
Pallor on elevation
Arterial symptom
Order of abdominal assessment
Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
Due to an emergent conditions such as appendicitis
Acute pain
Plaque in the arteries
Atherosclerosis
Stasis ulcer
Venous ulcer
Aching, tiredness, full feeling
Venous symptoms
Organs in RLQ
Ascending colon, cecum, appendix
Dull pain coming from an organ
Visceral pain
Pain with walking or activity
Claudication
Brawny edema and weeping wound
Venous ulcer
Helps relieve arterial pain
Dangling extremity
Organs in the RUQ
Liver, gallbladder, part of transverse colon
Pain from a disorder in another site
Referred pain
Radial pulse get weaker with inspiration and stronger with expiration
Pulsus Paradoxus
Loss of protective sensation
Neuropathic (Diabetic) ulcer
Made better by elevation, walking or lying
Venous symptoms
Organs in LUQ
Stomach, transverse colon, spleen, small intestine
Causes chronic pain when stomach is empty
Gastric ulcer
1st defense for PVD. < 1.0 indicates PVD
Ankle-Brachial Index
Weak pulses, pale outer edge of wound
Arterial ulcer
Risk factors for PAD
Smoking, hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol
Organs LLQ
Descending colon and sigmoid colon
Causes pain 2-3 hours after a meal and gets better after eating
Duodenal ulcer