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11 Cards in this Set
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Anastamosis
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junction or joining of two vessels
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Aneurism
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a localized sac or dilation of an arteryformed at a weak point in the vessel wall
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Angioplasty
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an invasive procedure that uses a balloon-tipped catheter to dilate a stenotic area of a blood vessel
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Arteriosclerosis
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diffuse process whereby the muscle fibers and the endothelial lining of the walls of small arteries and arterioles thicken
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Bruit
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sound produced by turbulent blood flow through an irregular, tortuous, stenotic, or dilated vessel
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Dissection
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separation of the weakened elastic and fibromuscular elements of the medial layer of an artery
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Intermittent claudication
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a muscular, cramplike painin the extremities consistently reproduced with the same degree of exercise or activity and relieved by rest
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Ischemia
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deficient blood supply
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Rest pain
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persistent pain in the foot or digits when the patient is resting, indicating a severe degree of arterial insufficiency
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Rubor
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reddish blue discoloration of the extremities... indicates severe arterial damage in vessels that remain dilated and unable to constrict
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Stenosis
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narrowing or constriction of a vessel
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