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When on Coumadin what lab value do you monitor?
What vitamin should be at a constant value in your diet |
PT/INR
Vitamin K |
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How does Heparin help break down a clot?
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Heparin suppresses coagulation so that the clot doesn't get any bigger.
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Virchow's triad is:
Hint: DVT |
stasis of blood
vessel damage increased blood coagulability |
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How do you "cure" PAD?
Why does it work? |
Increasing and regular physical activity. 30-45 min of walking
This works by promoting the development of colateral circulation. |
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What is the true "blood thinner"?
What does it do? |
Trental (Pentoxiflylliune)
decreases the viscosity of the blood increases red blood cell flexibility |
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The difference between Raynaud's Disease and Raynaud's Phenomenon.
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Raynaud's Disease is primary, chronic, but episodes are transient.
Raynaud's Phenomenon is a secondary condition that leads to tissue necrosis. |
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Name two peripheral vascular diseases that don't involve fatty plaques in arteries.
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Raynaud's Disease
Buerger's Disease |
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Who is most likely to have Raynaud's Disease?
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Women, 16 to 40, who are under stress or exposed to cold.
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Who is most likely to have Buerger's Disease?
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Men, 20 to 40, who smoke or chew tobacco. Common in Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern, and Eastern European men.
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Common interventions that can be done for Raynaud's Disease or Buerger's Disease
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Keep warm with gloves and socks, manage stress, advise patient to avoid smoking.
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Describe the pathophysiology of Buerger's Disease.
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Inflammatory cells invade arteries, usually in feet. Small and midsize peripheral arteries become inflamed and spastic, causing clots to form.
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Describe the pathophysiology of Raynaud's Disease.
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Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system or exposure to cold activates a mechanism that causes vascontrition
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List three clinical manifestations of Raynaud's (Disease or Phenomenon).
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"White-blue-red" (no blood, venous blood, rebor) color to affected areas.
Parathesias, stiffness, aching pain, decreased sensation, bilateral involvement, fingers only. Gangrene for Phenomenon only. |
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What is a sympathectomy?
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A surgical intervention to try to lessen the nervous system reaction that triggers Buerger's Disease.
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Are medications used for Raynaud's or Buerger's Diseaes?
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Yes, with limited effect. Calcium blockers, ARB's and vasodilators aren't usually needed by Raynaud's patients.
Cardiziem, Verapimil, and Trental have limited success in Buerger's patients. |
