Flashcards in Bio 252 -Peripheral Vascular Disease Deck (18)
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Peripheral vascular disease not in main arteries mostly in _______
periphery (arms & legs)
-may also be in veins or lymphatics
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PVD largely involves ___ ONLY
arteries
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PVD has changes similar to coronary arteries this means ________ deterioration over ______
gradual deterioration over decades
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Claudication
-pain as a result of ischemia
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embolus
non-normal component of blood (ex. air bubble, fat, clot) moving in blood
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thrombus
stationary blood clot
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2 forms of peripheral vascular disease
1) Acute Arterial Occlusion
2) Atherosclerotic Occlusive Disease
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Acute Arterial Occlusion
-acute interruption to perfusion d/t thrombus or embolus (blood clot)
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Mnfts of Acute Arterial Occlusion
7 "ps"
-pistol shot (pain that occurs)
-pallor (pale colour) no blood perfusion to vessel
-pain (ischemic pain)
-pulselessness ex. absence of pedal pulse
-parathesia -odd feeling, tingling or numbing, abnormal sensation
-paralysis-ischemia can cause loss of fx
-polar (cold) -blood carries heat, distribute heat through blood, not receiving adequate blood flow, experience cold
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Diagnosing Acute Arterial Occlusion
-Physical exam
-blood flow assessment
-Doppler ultrasound -helps to assess blood flow to vessels
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Treatment of Acute Arterial Occlusion
-surgery
-thrombolytics (category of drug) --drug breaks down the clot, dissolves the clot
-anticoagulants (category of drug) --prevents future clots
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Atherosclerotic occlusive disease
-in lower extremities (usually happens in legs)
-atherosclerosis takes long to develop (gradual development, takes years), But occlusion happens quite rapidly
-blood/lymph is not being carried away from tissue adequately causing an increase in waste & fluid accumulation which then causes ischemia and tissue damage
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Atherosclerotic occlusive disease happens more frequently to
-Elderly (mnfts in 50,60,70, because degeneration of tissue change affects blood vessels)
In younger people with diabetes melliuts (complication of diabetes is vascular disease)
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Compensation for atherosclerotic occlusive disease
-Vasodilation
-Anaerobic metabolism
-Collateralization (angiogenisis, formation of new vessels to tissue, around obstructed vessels had to happen before occlusion long term scenario, cannot form vessels in minutes)
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Possible complications of anaerobic metabolism
Metabolic acidosis: lactic acid is a by product of anaerobic metabolism, build up of lactic acid causes metabolic acidosis because lactic acid is a fixed acid not a volatile
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manifestations of Atherosclerotic occlusive disease
-intermittent claudication -- ischemic pain upon walking
-others develop later
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Treatment of atherosclerotic occlusive disease
-symptomatic management
-decrease cardiovascular risks
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