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Which of these statements is true regarding the arterial system?
 
 A. The walls of arteries are thinner than those of veins.
 B. Arteries can expand greatly to accommodate a large blood volume increase.
 C. The arterial system is a high-pressure system. 
 D. Arteries are large-diameter vessels.    


 

C. The arterial system is a high-pressure system.

The nurse is reviewing the blood supply to the arm. The major artery supplying the arm is the _____ artery.
 
 A. deep palmar
 B. ulnar
 C. brachial
 D. radial    


 

C. brachial

The nurse is preparing to assess the dorsalis pedis artery. Where is the correct location for palpation?
 
 A. Behind the knee
 B. In the groove behind the medial malleolus
 C. Over the lateral malleolus
 D. Lateral to the extensor tendon of the great toe   


 

 D. Lateral to the extensor tendon of the great toe

A 65-year-old patient is experiencing pain in his left calf when he exercises that disappears after resting for a few minutes. The nurse recognizes that this description is most consistent with _________ the left leg.
 
 A. ischemia caused by complete blockage of an artery supplying
 B. venous obstruction of
 C. ischemia caused by partial blockage of an artery supplying
 D. claudication due to venous abnormalities in   


 

 C. ischemia caused by partial blockage of an artery supplying

The nurse is reviewing venous blood flow patterns. Which of these statements best describes the mechanism(s) by which venous blood returns to the heart?
 
 A. Increased thoracic pressure and decreased abdominal pressure facilitate venous return to the heart. 
 B. The high-pressure system of the heart helps to facilitate venous return.
 C. Intraluminal valves ensure unidirectional flow toward the heart.
 D. Contracting skeletal muscles milk blood distally toward the veins.   


 

 C. Intraluminal valves ensure unidirectional flow toward the heart.

Which of these veins are responsible for most of the venous return in the arm?
 
 A. Deep
 B. Ulnar
 C. Subclavian
 D. Superficial   


 

 D. Superficial

A 70-year-old patient is scheduled for open-heart surgery. The surgeon plans to use the great saphenous vein for the coronary bypass grafts. The patient asks, "What happens to my circulation when the veins are removed?" The nurse should reply:
 A. "Because the deeper veins in your leg are in good condition, this vein can be removed without harming your circulation."
 B. "You will probably experience decreased circulation after the veins are removed."
 C. "Venous insufficiency is a common problem after this type of surgery."
 D. "Oh, we have lots of veins—you won't even notice that it has been removed."    


 

A. "Because the deeper veins in your leg are in good condition, this vein can be removed without harming your circulation."

The nurse is reviewing risk factors for venous disease. Which of these situations best describes a person at highest risk for development of venous disease?
 
 A. Elderly person taking anticoagulant medication
 B. Person with a 30-year, 1 pack per day smoking history 
 C. Woman in her second month of pregnancy
 D. Person who has been on bed rest for 4 days   


 

 D. Person who has been on bed rest for 4 days

The nurse is teaching a review class on the lymphatic system. A participant shows correct understanding of the material with which statement?
 A. "The flow of lymph is slow compared with that of the blood."
 B. "Lymph vessels have no valves, so there is a free flow of lymph fluid from the tissue spaces into the bloodstream."
 C. "One of the functions of the lymph is to absorb lipids from the biliary tract."
 D. "Lymph flow is propelled by the contraction of the heart."   


 

 A. "The flow of lymph is slow compared with that of the blood."

When performing an assessment of a patient, the nurse notices the presence of an enlarged right epitrochlear lymph node. What should the nurse do next?
 A. Examine the patient's lower arm and hand, and check for the presence of infection or lesions. 
 B. Carefully assess the cervical lymph nodes, and check for any enlargement. 
 C. Assess the patient's abdomen, and notice any tenderness. 
 D. Ask additional history questions regarding any recent ear infections or sore throats.   


 

 A. Examine the patient's lower arm and hand, and check for the presence of infection or lesions.

The nurse is examining the lymphatic system of a healthy 3-year-old child. Which finding should the nurse expect?
 
 A. No nodes palpable because of the immature immune system of a child
 B. Fewer numbers and a smaller size of lymph nodes compared with those of an adult
 C. The presence of palpable lymph nodes 
 D. Excessive swelling of the lymph nodes    


 

C. The presence of palpable lymph nodes

During an assessment of an older adult, the nurse should expect to notice which finding as a normal physiologic change associated with the aging process?
 
 A. Narrowing of the inferior vena cava, causing low blood flow and increases in venous pressure resulting in varicosities
 B. Peripheral blood vessels growing more rigid with age, producing a rise in systolic blood pressure
 C. Hormonal changes causing vasodilation and a resulting drop in blood pressure
 D. Progressive atrophy of the intramuscular calf veins, causing venous insufficiency   


 

 B. Peripheral blood vessels growing more rigid with age, producing a rise in systolic blood pressure

A 67-year-old patient states that he recently began to have pain in his left calf when climbing the 10 stairs to his apartment. This pain is relieved by sitting for about 2 minutes; then he is able to resume his activities. The nurse interprets that this patient is most likely experiencing:
 
 A. sore muscles. 
 B. muscle cramps. 
 C. venous insufficiency.
 D. claudication.    


 

D. claudication.

During an assessment, the nurse uses the "profile sign" to detect:
 
 A. pitting edema.
 B. symmetry of the fingers.
 C. early clubbing.
 D. insufficient capillary refill.    


 

C. early clubbing.

The nurse is performing an assessment on an adult. The adult's vital signs are normal and capillary refill time is 5 seconds. What should the nurse do next?
 
 A. Ask the patient about a past history of frostbite.
 
 B. Consider this a normal capillary refill time that requires no further assessment.
 
 C. Suspect that the patient has a venous insufficiency problem.
 D. Consider this a delayed capillary refill time and investigate further.    


 

D. Consider this a delayed capillary refill time and investigate further.

When assessing a patient the nurse notes that the left femoral pulse as diminished, 1+/4+. What should the nurse do next?
 
 A. Check capillary refill in the toes. 
 B. Check for calf pain.
 C. Auscultate the site for a bruit.
 D. Document the finding    


 

C. Auscultate the site for a bruit.

When performing a peripheral vascular assessment on a patient, the nurse is unable to palpate the ulnar pulses. The patient's skin is warm and capillary refill time is normal. The nurse should next:
 A. consider this a normal finding and proceed with the peripheral vascular evaluation. 
 B. ask the patient if he or she has experienced any unusual cramping or tingling in the arm. 
 C. refer the individual for further evaluation. 
 D. check for the presence of claudication.   


 

 A. consider this a normal finding and proceed with the peripheral vascular evaluation.

The nurse is preparing to perform a modified Allen test. Which is an appropriate reason for this test?
 
 A. To evaluate the adequacy of capillary patency before venous blood draws
 B. To evaluate the venous refill rate that occurs after the ulnar and radial arteries are temporarily occluded
 C. To measure the rate of lymphatic drainage
 D. To evaluate the adequacy of collateral circulation before cannulating the radial artery    


 

D. To evaluate the adequacy of collateral circulation before cannulating the radial artery

A patient has been diagnosed with venous stasis. Which of these findings would the nurse most likely observe?
 
 A. Pallor of the toes and cyanosis of the nail beds
 B. A brownish discoloration to the skin of the lower leg 
 C. A unilateral cool foot 
 D. Thin, shiny, atrophic skin   


 

 B. A brownish discoloration to the skin of the lower leg

The nurse is attempting to assess the femoral pulse in an obese patient. Which of these actions would be most appropriate?
 
 A. Listen with a stethoscope for pulsations because it is very difficult to palpate the pulse in an obese person.
 B. Press firmly against the bone with the patient in a semi-Fowler position.
 C. Have the patient assume a prone position.
 D. Ask the patient to bend his or her knees to the side in a froglike position.   


 

 D. Ask the patient to bend his or her knees to the side in a froglike position.

How should the nurse document mild, slight pitting edema present at the ankles of a pregnant patient?
 
 A. Brawny edema
 B. 4+/0-4+
 C. 1+/0-4+
 D. 3+/0-4+    


 

C. 1+/0-4+

When assessing a patient's pulse, the nurse notes that the amplitude is weaker during inspiration and stronger during expiration. When the nurse measures the blood pressure, the reading decreases 20 mm Hg during inspiration and increases with expiration. This patient is experiencing pulsus:
 
 A. alternans.
 B. paradoxus.
 C. bisferiens.
 D. bigeminus.  


 

  B. paradoxus

The nurse is performing a peripheral vascular assessment on a bedridden patient and notices the following findings in the right leg: increased warmth, swelling, redness, tenderness to palpation, and a positive Homan's sign. The nurse should:
 
 A. reevaluate the patient in a few hours.
 B. seek emergency referral because of the risk of pulmonary embolism. 
 C. ask the patient to raise his leg off of the bed and check for pain on elevation.
 D. consider this a normal finding for a bedridden patient.    


 

B. seek emergency referral because of the risk of pulmonary embolism.

During an assessment the nurse has elevated a patient's legs 12 inches off the table and has had him wag his feet to drain off venous blood. After helping him to sit up and dangle his legs over the side of the table, the nurse should expect a normal finding at this point would be:
 
 A. no change in coloration of the skin.
 B. venous filling within 15 seconds.
 C. marked elevational pallor.
 D. color returning to the feet within 20 seconds of assuming a sitting position.    


 

B. venous filling within 15 seconds

During a clinic visit, a woman in her seventh month of pregnancy complains that her legs feel "heavy in the calf" and that she often has foot cramps at night. The nurse notices that the patient has dilated, tortuous veins in her lower legs. Which condition is reflected by these findings?
 
 A. Lymphedema 
 B. Deep vein thrombophlebitis
 C. Varicose veins 
 D. Raynaud's phenomenon   


 

 C. Varicose veins

During an assessment, the nurse notices that a patient's left arm is swollen from the shoulder down to the fingers, with nonpitting brawny edema. The right arm is normal. The patient had a left-sided mastectomy 1 year ago. The nurse suspects which problem?
 A. Lymphedema
 B. Venous stasis
 C. Arteriosclerosis
 D. Deep vein thrombosis    


 

A. Lymphedema

When using a Doppler ultrasonic stethoscope, the nurse recognizes venous flow when which sound is heard?
 
 A. Low humming sound
 B. Regular "lub, dub" pattern
 C. Swishing, whooshing sound
 D. Steady, even, flowing sound    


 

C. Swishing, whooshing sound

The nurse is describing a weak, thready pulse on the documentation flow sheet. Which statement is correct?
 A. "Hard to palpate, may fade in and out, easily obliterated by pressure." 
 B. "Easily palpable, pounds under the fingertips."
 C. "Rhythm is regular, but force varies with alternating beats of large and small amplitude." 
 D. "Greater than normal force, then collapses suddenly."   


 

 A. "Hard to palpate, may fade in and out, easily obliterated by pressure."


During a routine office visit, a patient takes off his shoes and shows the nurse "this awful sore that won't heal." On inspection, the nurse notes a 3-cm round ulcer on the left great toe, with a pale ischemic base, well-defined edges, and no drainage. The nurse should assess for other signs and symptoms of:
 
 A. deep vein thrombophlebitis.
 B. an arterial ischemic ulcer. 
 C. a venous stasis ulcer.
 D. varicosities.  


 

  B. an arterial ischemic ulcer.

The nurse is reviewing an assessment of a patient's peripheral pulses and notices that the documentation states that the radial pulses are "2+." The nurse recognizes that this reading indicates what type of pulse?
 
 A. Weak
 B. Bounding
 C. Absent
 D. Normal   


 

 D. Normal

A function of the venous system is...    

To hold more blood when blood volume increases

The organs that aid the lymphatic system are...   

 spleen, tonsils, and thymus

Ms. T. has come for a prenatal visit. She complains of dependent edema, varicosities in the legs, and hemorrhoids. The best response is...    

"The symptoms are caused by the pressure of the growing uterus in the veins. They are usual conditions of pregnancy."

A pulse with an amplitude of 3+ would be considered...    

increased, full

Inspection of a person's right hand reveals a red, swollen area. To further assess for infection, you would palpate the...    

epitrochlear node

To screen for deep vein thrombosis, you would...   

 measure the widest point with a tape measure

During the examination of the lower extremities, you are unable to palpate the popliteal pulse. You should...   

 proceed with the examination. It is often impossible to palpate this pulse.

While reviewing a medical record, a notation of 4+ edema in the right leg is noted. The best description of this type of edema is...    

very deep pitting, indentation lasts a long time

The examiner wishes to assess for arterial deficit in the lower extremities. After raising the legs 12 inches off the table and then having the person sit up and dangle the leg, the color should return in...    

10 seconds or less

A 54-year woman with 5 children has varicose veins of the lower extremities. Her most characteristic sign is...    

dilated, tortuous superficial bluish vessels

Atrophic skin changes that occur with peripheral arterial insufficiency include...   

 thin, shiny skin with loss of hair

Intermittent claudication is...    

muscular pain brought on by excercise

A known risk factor for venous ulcer development is...   

 obesity

Brawny edema is...    

nonpitting

Arteriosclerosis is the...    

loss of elasticity of the walls of the blood vessels

Raynauds's phenomenon occurs...   

 in hands and feet as a result of exposure to cold, vibration, and stress

Allen test

Determining the patency of the radial and ulnar arteries by compressing one artery site and observing return of skin colors as evidence of patency of the other artery

Aneurysm

Defect or sac formed by dilation in artery wall due to atherosclerosis, trauma, or congenital defect

Arrhythmia

Variation from the heart's normal rhythm

Arteriosclerosis

Thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls

Atherosclerosis

Plaques of fatty deposits formed in the inner layer (intima) of the arteries

Bradycardia

Slow heart rate, <50 beats per min in the adult

Bruit

Blowing, swooshing sound heard through a stethoscope when an artery is partially occluded

Cyanosis

Dusky blue mottling of the skin and mucous membranes due to excessive amt of reduced hemoglobin in the blood

Diastole

the heart's filling phase

Homan's sign

Calf pain that occurs when the foot is sharply dorsiflexed (pushed up toward the knee); may occur with deep vein thrombosis, phlebitis, Achilles tendinitis, or muscle injury

Ischemia

Deficiency of arterial blood to a body part, due to constriction or obstruction of a blood vessel

Lymphedema

Swelling of extremity due to obstructed lymph channel, nonpitting

Lymph nodes

Small oval clumps of lymphatic tissue located at grouped intervals along lymphatic vessels

Pitting edema

Indentation left after examiner depress the skin over swollen edematous tissue

Profile sign

Viewing the finger from the side in order to detect early clubbing

Pulse

Pressure wave created by ea heartbeat, palpable at body sites where the artery lies close to the skin and over a bone

Pulsus alternans

Regular rhythm, but force of pulse varies with alternating beats of large and small amplitude

Pulsus bigeminus

Irregular rhythm, every other beat is premature; premature beats have weakened amplitude

Pulsus pardoxus

Beats have weaker amplitude with respiratory inspiration, stronger with expiration

Systole

The heart's pumping phase

Tachycardia

Rapid heart rate, >100 beats per min in the adult

Thrmobophlebitis

Inflammation of the vein associated with thrombus formation

Varicose Vein

Dilated tortuous veins with incompetent valves

Ulcer

Open skin lesion extending into dermis with sloughing of necrotic inflammatory tissue

What is the job of the peripheral vascular system?

Deliver oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and eliminate carbon dioxide and waste products from cellular metabolism

How is the rate of blood flow controlled in the arteries?

VSM (vascular smooth muscle)


VSM contracts or dilates, changes diameter of the arteries.


Each heartbeat creates a pressure wave (pulse)

What are the arteries you want to check for a pulse? (9)

Temporal 


Carotid


Brachial 


Radial


Ulnar


Femoral


Popliteal


Dorsalis Pedis


Posterior Tibial 

A deficient supply of oxygenated arterial blood to a tissue caused by obstruction of a blood vessel

Ischemia

Ischemia

A deficient supply of oxygenated arterial blood to a tissue caused by obstruction of a blood vessel

What types of veins should you inspect during assessment?

Jugular veins


Superficial and Deep in Arm


Deep, Superficial, and Perforators in the legs

What veins in the arm are responsible for most of the venous return?

Superficial

What veins in the leg are most responsible for venous return?

Deep veins - Femoral and popliteal

If the deep leg veins are in tact, can the superficial veins be excised?

Yes!

What are the superficial veins of the legs

Great Saphenous (Inside Leg)


Small Saphenous (outside leg)

What are perforators and what is their job?

Join the two sets of veins in the legs


Have one way valves that foute blood from the superficial into the deep veins

Are Veins a low or high pressure system?

Low

Are arteries a low or high pressure system?

High

How do veins keep the blood moving?

Contract skeletal muscles that lead blood back to the heart


Pressure gradient caused by breathing


Intraluminal valves insure unidirectional flow


 

What is considered the peripheral heart?

The calf muscle - while walking the calf muscles alternate systole and diastole 

Do veins or arteries have thinner walls?

Veins 


 

Do veins or arteries have a larger diameter?

Veins

Do veins or arteries expand more?

Veins

The ability of veins to stretch is called?

Capacitance vessels

Who is most at risk for a venous disease?

People who undergo prolonged standing, sitting, or bed rest because they don't benefit from the milking action of the calf muscles 

What increases your risk for venous disease?

Hypercoagulable statmes and vein wall trauma


Incompetent veins (varicous) 

Retrieves fluid from the tissue spaces and returns it to the blood stream =

Lymphatic vessel system

Without lymphatic drainage, what would happen?

Fluid would build up in the interstitial spaces and produce edema becaues there's more fluid in the capillaries than the veins can absorb.

What are the two main trunks of the lymphatic system?

Right lymphatic duct


Thoracic Duct

Empties into the righ subclavian vein, drains the right side of the head, and neck, right arm, right thorax, righ lung and pleura, right side of heart, right upper section of liver

Right lymphatic duct

Right lymphatic duct

Empties into the righ subclavian vein, drains the right side of the head, and neck, right arm, right thorax, righ lung and pleura, right side of heart, right upper section of liver

Drains everything that the right lymphatic duct doesn't drain

Thoracic duct

What are the functions of the lymphatic system?

Conserve fluid and plasma proteins that leak out of the capilaries 


Form a major part of immune system - defends body


Absorb lipids from the intestinal tract

Describe lymphatic vessels

Start as microscopic open ended tubes


Siphon interstitial fluid


From vessels


drain lymph into larger vessels

Is the flow of lymph shorter or faster than blood? 

Slower


 

Role of lymph nodes =

Filter fluid before it is returned to the blood stream and filter our microorganisms that could be harmful

What are the four types of superficial nodes?

Cervical


Axillary


Epirochlear(arm)


Inguinal 

Where is the spleen located? What is it's function?

Left upper quadrant


Destroy RBC


Produce antibodies


Store RBC


Filter microorganisms in the blood

Role of tonsils

Respond to local inflammation

Role of thymus and location

Superior mediastnum


Develop T lymphocytes 


Mature B lymphocytes (born in bone marrow)

When does lymphoid tissue reach adult size?

Age 6

Are lymphnodes relatively large or small in children?

Large - more easily palpated 

How is the lymph system changed during pregnancy?

Uterus obstructs drainage of the iliac veins to the inferior vena cava


Low blood flow and increased venous pressure


Causes dependent edema (legs, vulva, hemorrhoids)

When peripheral blood vessels grow more rigid with age =

Arteriosclerosis 

Deposition of fatty plaques on the intima of the arteries 

atherosclerosis 

What happens to lymphnodes in the aging adult?

Loss of lymphatic tissue leads to fewer number of lympnodes


Decrease in size of remaining nodes 

The number of blocks walked or stairs climbed to produce pain

Claudication distance

Claudication distance

The number of blocks walked or stairs climbed to produce pain

What is night leg pain common in older adults?

Ischemic resp pain of PVD


Severe night muscle cramping


Restless leg syndrome

Is arterial disease associated with coolness or warmth?

Coolness

When is edema bilateral? When is it unilateral?

Bilateral = Cuase is generalized (heart failure)


Unilateral = Result of local obstruction or inflammation

What might you suspect if there is edema in the upper extremities?

Lymphatic drainage is obstructed

When does a full/boudning pulse happen?

Hyperkinetic states - exercise, anxiety, fever


Anemia


Hyperthyroidism

When does a weak/thready pulse happen

Shock


Peripheral arterial disease

What is the modified Allen Test? When is it used?

Used to evaluate circulation


Occlude ulnar and radial pulses 


Pt makes fists several times


Open hand


Release Ulnar side


HOw long does it take for color to return?


2-5 seconds is good

How long should it take color to return during the Allen's Test?

2-5 seconds

If pallor exists during the allen's test, what can that mean?

Occlusion of the collateral arterial flow

When do the legs have pallor?

Vasonconstriction


erythema


vasodilation


cyanosis

What does malnutritioned skin look like?

Thin shiny atrophic 

If lower legs are asymmetric, what does this indicate?

DVT


Deep vein thrombosis 

 


When measuring the diameter of both calves, what could each difference be?


1 cm


1-3 cm


3-5 cm


5 cm

1 - Abnormal - refer person for DVP


1-3 - Mild lymphedema 


3-5 - Moderate lymphedema


5+ - Severe lymphedema

Where do venous ulcers usually occur?

Medial malleolus 

What could a unilateral cool foot or temperature drop as you move down the leg indicate?

Arterial deficit

Calf pain with flexion/extension =

Positive homan sign - 35% are DVT

When does bilateral pitting edema occur?

Heart failure, diabetic neuropathy, hepatic cirrhosis

Pitting Edema grading


1+


2+


3+


4+

1 = Mild, no leg swelling


2 = Moderate, indentation subsides rapidly


3 = Deep, indentation remains, swollen legs


4 = Very deep, indentation remains for a long time, leg grossly swollen/distorted

What does elevation pallor indicate?

Arterial insufficiency 

Dependent rubor (deep red/blue) indicates...?

Severe arterial insufficieny 

What device do you use to detect a weak peripheral pulse?

Doppler ultrasonic stethoscope

Can vaccinations produce local lymphadenopathy?

Yes

Is pitting edema normal in pregnancy? When?

Yes, end of day into the third trimester

What pulse is hardest to find on an adult?

Dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial

Episodes of abrupt, progressive tricolor change of the fingersin respose to cold, vibration or stress

Raynaud's Pheonmenon

Raynaud's Pheonmenon

Episodes of abrupt, progressive tricolor change of the fingers in respose to cold, vibration or stress (white, blue, red

Cold or numbness, pain alowith with pallor and cyanosis - burning throbbing pain, swelling along with rubor

Reynaud's

Reynauds

Cold or numbness, pain alowith with pallor and cyanosis - burning throbbing pain, swelling along with rubor

What predisposes someone to Reynauds?

Several drugs, smoking can increase symptoms


Bilaterally

Lymphedema

High protein swelling of the limb - most common to breast cancer treatment. Surgical removal or damage to lymphnodes impedes drainage of lymph. 

High protein swelling of the limb - most common to breast cancer treatment. Surgical removal or damage to lymphnodes impedes drainage of lymph. 

Lymphedema

Stagnant lymph increases...

Risk of infection, delayed wound healing, chronic inflammation, fibrosis surrounding tissue

Symptoms: Tired, thick heavy arm, jewelry too tight, swelling or tingling


Objective: Unilateral swelling, non pitting.

Lymphedema

Lymphedema is common is what kind of cancer?

Breast - 42%

Effective interventions for lymphedema

Complete decongestive physiotherapy and compression bandaging 

Chronic arterial symptoms

Deep muscle pain in foot/leg


Cramp, numbness, tingle, coolness


Chronic pain, after exertion


Pain with elevation and activity


Relieving - Rest



Deep muscle pain in foot/leg


Cramp, numbness, tingle, coolness


Chronic pain, after exertion


Pain with elevation and activity


Relieving - Rest

Chronic arterial

Who is at risk for chronic arterial?

Older adults - males


Htn, smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, vascular disease

Chronic venous symptoms

Calf, lower leg


Aching tiredness, fullness


Chronic pain increaing at EOD


Prolonged sitting/standing aggravates


Elevation, lying, walking relieves 


Edema, varicosities, weeping ulcers at ankles

6 Ps of Acute arterial symptoms

Pain, pallor, pulselessness, parathesia, poikilothermia (cold), paralysis

Calf, lower leg


Aching tiredness, fullness


Chronic pain increaing at EOD


Prolonged sitting/standing aggravates


Elevation, lying, walking relieves 


Edema, varicosities, weeping ulcers at ankles

Chronic Venous Symptoms

Those most at risk for chronic venous symptoms

Job with prolonged sitting or standing, obesity, pregnancy, prolonged bedrest, heart failure, varicosities, thrombophlebitis, crushed veins (surgery/trauma)

Arterial Ischemic Ulcer

Atherosclerosis


Arteriosclerosis 


Deep muslce pain in calf/foot


Pain with walking


Coolness, Pallor elevational pallor, dependent rubor, diminished pulses

Coolness, Pallor elevational pallor, dependent rubor, diminished pulses

Arterial Ischemic Ulcer

Atherosclerosis


Arteriosclerosis 


Deep muslce pain in calf/foot


Pain with walking


Coolness, Pallor elevational pallor, dependent rubor, diminished pulses

Arterial Ischemic Ulcer

Venous Stasis Ulcer Cause

After acute DVT or chronic imcompetent valves in deep veins

Cause of arterial ischemic ulcer

Atherosclerosis


Arteriosclerosis

After acute DVT or chronic imcompetent valves in deep veins

Venous stasis ulcer

Venous stasis ulcer - signs

Aching pain, lower calf or leg


Worse at EOD, prolonged sitting, standing


Firm Brawny edema, coarse thickened skin


Normal pulse


Brown pigment discoloration and petechiae (RBC leaking out)

Aching pain, lower calf or leg


Worse at EOD, prolonged sitting, standing


Firm Brawny edema, coarse thickened skin


Normal pulse


Brown pigment discoloration and petechiae (RBC leaking out)

Venous stasis ulcer signs

Superficial varicose veins - cause

Imcompetent valves permit reflux of blood


Produces dilated tortous veins

Imcompetent valves permit reflux of blood


Produces dilated tortous veins

Superficial varicose veins - cause

Symptoms of varicose veins

Aching, heaviness in calf


Easily fatigues


Night leg or foot cramps


Dilated tortous veins

Aching, heaviness in calf


Easily fatigues


Night leg or foot cramps


Dilated tortous veins

Symptoms of varicose veins

Who is most at risk of varicose veins?

Women over 45 three times more likely

DVT Cause

Deep vein is occluded by a thrombus


Causes inflammation, blocked venous return, cyanosis and edema


Virdchow's Triad


 


Prolonged bedrest, history of varicose veins, trauma, infection, cancer, estrogen contraceptives

Deep vein is occluded by a thrombus


Causes inflammation, blocked venous return, cyanosis and edema


Virdchow's Triad


 


Prolonged bedrest, history of varicose veins, trauma, infection, cancer, estrogen contraceptives

DVT Cause

What is Virchow's Triad

Classic three factors that promote thrombogenesis


1. Stasis


2. Hypercoagulability


3. Endothial Dysfunction

Classic three factors that promote thrombogenesis


1. Stasis


2. Hypercoagulability


3. Endothial Dysfunction

What is Virchow's Triad

Signs of DVT

Sudden onset of intense sharp, deep, muscle pain


Increased pain with dorsiflexion of the foot


Increased warmth/swelling


Redness, dependent cyanosis, tender

Do DVTs require emergency referral, why?

YES!!!


Risk for pulmonary embolism

Sudden onset of intense sharp, deep, muscle pain


Increased pain with dorsiflexion of the foot


Increased warmth/swelling


Redness, dependent cyanosis, tender

DVT

Cause of aneurysms 

 


Atherosclerosis


Sac formed by dilation in the artery wall


Atherosclerosis weakens the middle layer


Blood pressure creates the balloon enlargement


Most common site is aorta

Most common site for aneurysm

Aorta

Sac formed by dilation in the artery wall


Atherosclerosis weakens the middle layer


Blood pressure creates the balloon enlargement


Most common site is aorta


Atherosclerosis 

Cause of aneurysm

Aneurysm most common in 

Men oder than 55


Women older than 70


5x more likely in men

Cause of occulsions

Atherosclerosis 


Reduces blood flow with vital oxygen and nutrients

Risk factors for atherosclerosis

Smoking, obesity, htn, diabetes M, eleveate serum cholesterol, sedentary lifestyle, famly history of hyperlipidemia

Smoking, obesity, htn, diabetes M, eleveate serum cholesterol, sedentary lifestyle, famly history of hyperlipidemia

Risk factors for atherosclerosis