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What layer of the lumen is affected with true aortic aneurysm?
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Cystic medial degeneration
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What are the RF for aneurysm?
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age
male smoker HTN atherosclerosis dislipidemia |
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Surgery is required for an aneuryms when?
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ascending > 5.5 cm
decending >6.5 Abdominal >5.5 or >1cm growth in a year |
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tx for disection?
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TEE/MRI/CT/Angiogram
reduce BP with BB/vasodilators type A get surgery B get meds and maybe surgery |
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MC arteries affected by PAD?
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Femoral and popliteal
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Tx for atherosclerosis?
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RF midigation
anti-platelet therapy exercise foot care (prevent necrosis) |
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MC location of embolism that causes acute occluison in the PA system?
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Heart
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What is atheroembolism?
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artery occluded by cholesterol/fibrin/platelets
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What is Takayasu arteritis?
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see in females, usually have sustemic complaints
arota and mj vessels affected and pulses deminished |
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What is temporal arteritis?
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Women >50y.o.
cranial, aortic or branches HA, vision changes, facial pain, |
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What is Buergers dz?
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thromboangiitis obliterans
small a/n/v affected young man and heavy smoker -toe/finger ischemia/necrosis |
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MC vein for varicose veins?
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Saphenous
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What are primary vs secondary vericose veins?
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Primary- superfiacial system- usually from preg, obesity, standing
secondary- deep vein system |
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MC vein for DVT?
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Calf vein
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What is venous thrombosis?
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thrombus in the deep or superficial veins
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What is post phelobotic syndrome?
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chronic deep vein insuffiecieny--d/t damage or clot
-swelling, stasis, pigment changes or ulcerations |
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Tx for DVT?
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measure d-dimmer
elevate, anti-coagulant or filter in IVC |
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Tx for superficial thrombophlebitis?
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superficial veins
-no PE worry so little to no tx |
