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14 Cards in this Set
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Arterial Occlusive Disease can be asymptomatic or patient may have __________ and or pain at ___________.
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Claudication- reproducible pain in calf or thigh after walking.
Rest- supine, at night |
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AOS wounds have...
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Discrete edge
Pale base Atrophic skin No hair severe pain, rest on heal, toe and foot |
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Half of peripheral arterial disease patients are asymptomatic, 37% have_________, 10% have_______ and 2% have_______.
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Stable Claudication
Chronic limb ischemnia Acute limb ischemia |
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Arterial insufficiency is the causitive factor of 92% of_____________.
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major amputations
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Reduce risk for amputation with___________. Two types of this____________ and ___________.
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revascularization, surgical and endovascular dilitation and stents
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Important test that can define the level of disease is the________________.
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Ankle Brachial Index, Ankle divided by brachial.
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ABI measurments scale.
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Normal .9 to 1.0
Mild .8 to .9 Moderate .7 to .8 Severe .5 to .7 Critical less than .5 |
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Measuring microvascular tissue oxygen levels to predict healing (level A evidence)is called____________ and the rating scale is...
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TcPO2
Normal 60 will heal 40-60 Gray zone 20-40 Won't heal 0-20 |
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Arterial pulse recording scale.
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0 absent
1-4 present acending order 5 aneurysm |
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Test to determine patency of ulnar and radial arteries is called_________ test. You do this by__________.
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Allen's.
Occluding them and alternate release to check for flow. |
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Check extremities for both _____________ and _______________.
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Elevation pallor and dependent rubor.
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Elevation Pallor scale
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15 sec CRITICAL
30 sec moderate/severe 45 sec mild/moderate 60 sec normal |
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The 6 P's of lower extremities.
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pain, pulselessness, polar, pallor, paresthesia, paralysis
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Livedo reticularis is...
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a reddish blue net like mottling of the skin due to passive congestion, absorption of pigment from dead red blood cells.
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