Vascular/Abdominal

Vascular Terms

100

Hardening of the arteries

Arteriosclerosis

200

Plaque in the arteries

Atherosclerosis

300

Pain with walking or activity

Claudication

400

Radial pulse get weaker with inspiration and stronger with expiration

Pulsus Paradoxus

500

1st defense for PVD. < 1.0 indicates PVD

Ankle-Brachial Index

Leg Ulcers

100

Coolness of extremity, pallor

Arterial ulcer

200

Stasis ulcer

Venous ulcer

300

Brawny edema and weeping wound

Venous ulcer

400

Loss of protective sensation

Neuropathic (Diabetic) ulcer

500

Weak pulses, pale outer edge of wound

Arterial ulcer

PVD Symptoms

100

Pallor on elevation

Arterial symptom

200

Aching, tiredness, full feeling

Venous symptoms

300

Helps relieve arterial pain

Dangling extremity

400

Made better by elevation, walking or lying

Venous symptoms

500

Risk factors for PAD

Smoking, hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol

Abdominal Organs

100

Order of abdominal assessment

Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation

200

Organs in RLQ

Ascending colon, cecum, appendix

300

Organs in the RUQ

Liver, gallbladder, part of transverse colon

400

Organs in LUQ

Stomach, transverse colon, spleen, small intestine

500

Organs LLQ

Descending colon and sigmoid colon

Types of Abd Pain

100

Due to an emergent conditions such as appendicitis

Acute pain

200

Dull pain coming from an organ

Visceral pain

300

Pain from a disorder in another site

Referred pain

400

Causes chronic pain when stomach is empty

Gastric ulcer

500

Causes pain 2-3 hours after a meal and gets better after eating

Duodenal ulcer