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Anatomy & Assessment
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Diagnosis, Labs & Patient Education
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These types of blood vessels in the body carry blood back to heart and contain valves to prevent the backflow of blood.
What are veins?
100
If a thrombus breaks off and travels it becomes this.
What is embolism?
100
This type of diet is essential for the patient with peripheral arterial disease.
What is low fat, low-cholesterol, low calorie?
100
This is a pain in calves with activity due to decreased oxygen to the muscles.
What is intermittent claudication?
100
This compares blood pressure in the upper and lower extremities. If an occlusion is present this number is lowered.
What is ankle-brachial index?
200
This type of blood vessel in the body carries blood away from the heart and has a thick wall.
What are arteries?
200
These are elongated, tortuous, dilated veins that can occur in any vein in the body.
What is varicose veins?
200
This medication would typically be initiated FIRST in a patient with a DVT.
What is IV heparin?
200
This is the leading cause of peripheral arterial disease (PAD)?
What is atherosclerosis?
200
Teaching to stop this habit includes education that it constricts arteries and injures the epithelium.
What is smoking cessation?
300
This is how a patient's leg may appear with a DVT.
What is red, swollen, warm or tender?
300
This is caused by vasoconstriction of the arteries with cold and stress causing ischemia.
What is Raynaud's disease?
300
This is one way you can prevent thrombophlebitis.
What is prevent dehydration, prophylactic anti-embolism devices, early ambulation, Lovenox or Heparin?
300
In this condition skin typically appears shiny, hairless, dry, flaky, pale or mottled.
What is peripheral arterial disease (PAD)?
300
This lab test is used to monitor oral anticoagulants like warfarin (Coumadin).
What is PT/INR?
400
When the normal 160 degree angle between the nail and skin is lost which occurs from oxygen deficiency over time.
What is clubbing?
400
This is a bulging, ballooning or dilation at a weakened point of an artery.
What is aneurysm?
400
This will be recommended for a patient to stop in a patient with Buerger's Disease.
What is tobacco use?
400
In this condition skin typically appears hardened, leathery and has a brownish discoloration.
What is venous insufficiency?
400
This lab test is used to monitor heparin treatment.
What is aPTT or PTT?
500
This is an assessment technique with the legs to assess for pallor indicating arterial insufficiency.
What is elevation of legs 12 inches off of the table?
500
This disease is characterized by swelling of the limbs most commonly caused by breast cancer treatment.
What is Lymphedema?
500
This medication inhibits the synthesis of vitamin K dependent clotting factors.
What is Coumadin?
500
Included in the "six Ps" for arterial thrombosis this means a pale color of skin or mucous membranes.
What is pallor?
500
These kinds of medications taken by women may cause a hypercoagulable state.
What is Oral contraceptives or hormone replacement?