Aneurysms
Abnormal stretching or dilation of the wall of an artery or vein
What is an aneurysm?
Arterial thrombosis/embolism; thromboangiitis obliterans; arteriosclerosis obliterans
What are arterial disorders?
Vasculitis; polyarteritis nodosa; arteritis; allergic or hypersensitive angiitis; Kawasaki Disease; thromboangiitis obliterans
What are inflammatory disorders?
Thrombophlebitis
Varicose veins
Chronic venous insufficiency
What are venous disorders?
When the bone marrow stops producing cells
What is aplastic anemia?
Saccular, fusiform, and dissecting are
What is a true aneurysm?
Another name for thromboangiitis obliterans
What is Burger's Disease?
Fever, chills, tachycardia, arthralgia
Abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting
Are indicative of what type of response?
What is inflammatory?
Raynaud's disease
Complex regional pain syndrome
What are vasomotor disorders?
Overproduction of red blood cells
What is polycythemia?
When the vessel wall ruptures and a blood clot is retained in an out-pouching of tissue
What is a false aneurysm?
Most common arterial disorder (95%)
Smokers and DM pt's
Proliferation of intima
Obliteration of lumen of artery
Arteriosclerosis Obliterans
Red tongue/taste buds pronounced "strawberry tongue"
6-8 wks resolved
Asian population
Lymph node syndrome
What is Kawasaki's Disease?
Intermittent episodes of small artery constriction of extremities
Triggers: Emotion - Cold
What is Raynaud's disease
Sympathectomy treats
What is Reynaud's disease?
Sudden severe chest p! w/ tearing sensation
Pain extending to neck, shoulders, LB or abdomen
Systolic BP <100 mmHg
Ecchymoses in flank and perianal area
Lightheadedness and nausea
Are all signs of
What is a ruptured aneurysm?
All of the following are causes of _____
Atherosclerosis, trauma, thrombus, vasculitis, vasomotor disorders, arterial punctures, polycythemia, chronic mechanical irritation
What is Arterial occlusive disease?
Type of vasculitis which involves temporal and cranial arteries.
Tunica media is inflamed
Most common vasculitis in the US and older people
What is arteritis? AKA "giant cell arteritis"
Abnormal dilation of veins
Leads to tortuosity
Triggered by high venous pressure
What are Varicose veins?
Injecting small and medium sized varicose veins w/ a solution that scars the affected veins is called
What is sclerotherapy?
What is the abdominal aorta (95%)?
Inflammatory thrombotic process resulting from vasculitis
High incidence in men <40 who smoke
Vasospasm occluding small and medium sized vessels of hands and feet
What is Buerger's Disease?
50% of pt's present w/ Hep B
Multiple sites of inflammation and destructive lesions in the arterial system
Small masses of tissue, nodes
What is Polyarteritis Nodosa?
Well's Clinical Decision Rule is used for what pathology?
What is DVT?
Removing smaller varicose veins through a series of tiny skin punctures. Local anesthesia alone. Scarring minimal.
What is ambulatory phlebectomy?