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Findings of PAD
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diminished or absent pulse
presence of femoral pedal bruit abnormal skin color and cool skin poor distal hair growth |
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Lab work for PAD
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CBC
FBG Lipid profile serum creatinine urinalysis for glucoe and protein |
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Tx for PAD
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STOP SMOKING!
exercise address risk factors that led to PAD aspirin lipid lowering drugs |
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Acute limb ischemia
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Pain in foot or leg at rest
develops in hours to days paresthesias muscle weakness paralysis of affected limb abscence of pulses distal to occulsion cool, pale, or mottled skin reduced strenght reduced sensation |
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6 P's of acute arterial occulsion
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Pain
Pulselessness Pallor Paralysis Paresthesia Poikilothermia |
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Tx for acut limb ischemia
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surgery in limb is in jeopardy
anticoagluants |
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Two types of DVT
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distal (in calf)
proximal (popliteal, femoral, or iliac vains) cna become PE |
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DVT risk factors
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immobilization
Oral contrceptives obesity recent surgery prior venous trhomboemolism lower extremity trauma malignancy pregnancy or postpartum stroke |
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DVT symptoms
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Swelling
pain erythema in involved extremity warmth |
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Diagnosis of DVT
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D-dimer
compression ultrasonography |
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Tx for DVT
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anticoagulants
heparin warfarin thrombolytics vena caval filters compression stockings |
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Superficial vein thrombosis
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trauma (IV, blood draw, skiing inury)
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Tx for SVT
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rest
heparin anti-inflammatories antibiotics |
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Vericose Veins
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sometimes painful
sometimes not |
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Primary Lymphedema
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genetic or inherited
Turner syndrome Port Wine stains |
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Secondary Lymphedema
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due to underlying cause
in U.S. usually surgery or cancer world wide it is parasite (alyssa's) |
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Symptoms of lymphedema
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swelling
skin changes discomfort decreased range of motion nonpitting edema |
