Final: Peripheral System

Question 1

What is the term the describes an area of skin supplied by cutaneous branches of single spinal nerves

Answer 1

dermatome

Question 2

What are the three layers of an artery

Answer 2

tunica intima
tunica media
tunica externus

Question 3

Which layer of an artery is normally smooth and loaded with molecules which resist through formation

Answer 3

tunica intima

Question 4

Which layer of an artery responds with thrombus formation and plaques when injured

Answer 4

tunica intima

Question 5

Which layer of an artery is a muscular wall with inner and outer elastic membranes and responsible for peripheral resistance to blood flow

Answer 5

tunica media

Question 6

Which layer of an artery is the outer most layer that is primarily composed to connective tissue

Answer 6

tunica externus

Question 7

What are the three upper extremity pulse locations

Answer 7

brachial
radial
ulnar

Question 8

What are the four lower extremity pulse locations

Answer 8

femoral
popliteal
dorsalis pedis
posterior tibial

Question 9

Which pulse is located on the anterior aspect of the elbow in the antecubital region

Answer 9

brachial

Question 10

Which pulse is located on the palmer side of the wrist, proximal to the thenar eminence

Answer 10

radial

Question 11

Which pulse is located on the ulnar side of the wrist and is difficult to palpate

Answer 11

ulnar

Question 12

Which pulse is located on the anterior thigh/groin region

Answer 12

femoral

Question 13

Which pulse is located on the popliteal fossa

Answer 13

popliteal

Question 14

Which pulse is located on the dorsum of the foot next to the TA tendon

Answer 14

dorsalis pedis

Question 15

Which pulse is located posterior to the medial malleolus

Answer 15

posterior tibialis

Question 16

Peripheral artery disease or arterial insufficiency is associated with _______

Answer 16

atherosclerosis

Question 17

PAD prevalence (increase/decrease) with age

Answer 17

increase

Question 18

What are the 4 risk factors for developing PAD

Answer 18

age
smoking
hyperlipidemia
diabetes

Question 19

What is allen’s test testing?

Answer 19

arterial insufficiency in the radial and ulnar arteries

Question 20

Is this intermittent claudication or neurogenic claudication

Calf pain or general LE pain

Answer 20

intermittent

Question 21

Is this intermittent claudication or neurogenic claudication

Induced by LE exercise

Answer 21

intermittent

Question 22

Is this intermittent claudication or neurogenic claudication

Relieved by rest within 10 minutes. Not so much by change is position

Answer 22

intermittent

Question 23

Is this intermittent claudication or neurogenic claudication

Caused by ischemia 2 degrees to LE PAD

Answer 23

intermittent

Question 24

Is this intermittent claudication or neurogenic claudication

Can be calf, thigh, hip pain

Answer 24

neurogenic

Question 25

Is this intermittent claudication or neurogenic claudication Usually induced by walking or prolonged standing

Answer 25

neurogenic

Question 26

Is this intermittent claudication or neurogenic claudication Relieved by changed of position, not so much by rest

Answer 26

neurogenic

Question 27

Is this intermittent claudication or neurogenic claudication Caused by neural compression 2 degrees to lumbar stenosis

Answer 27

neurogenic

Question 28

What is normal range of ABI

Answer 28

1 to 1.1

Question 29

What is a borderline ABI

Answer 29

0.91 - .99

Question 30

What is an abnormal ABI

Answer 30

less than 0.9 or greater than 1.3

Question 31

Low ABIs are usually due to ______ narrowing

Answer 31

arterial

Question 32

High ABIs are due to _________ vessels or calcification

Answer 32

incompressible

Question 33

______ insufficiency is a condition in which the flow of blood through the veins is impaired

Answer 33

venous

Question 34

When your leg veins cannot move enough blood back to your heart, you have _____ venous insufficiency

Answer 34

chronic

Question 35

Venous insufficiency is caused by what two things

Answer 35

obstruction of forward flow like a blood clot, or backward leakage of the vein like varicose veins

Question 36

Is this a sign of arterial insufficiency or venous insufficiency pulses diminished

Answer 36

arterial

Question 37

Is this a sign of arterial insufficiency or venous insufficiency Skin color pale on elevation; dusky red on dependency

Answer 37

arterial

Question 38

Is this a sign of arterial insufficiency or venous insufficiency edema mild to none

Answer 38

arterial

Question 39

Skin changes are thin, shiny, loss of hair over toes, nails thickened

Answer 39

arterial

Question 40

Is this a sign of arterial insufficiency or venous insufficiency ulceration involves points of trauma

Answer 40

arterial

Question 41

Is this a sign of arterial insufficiency or venous insufficiency gangrene may develop

Answer 41

arterial

Question 42

Is this a sign of arterial insufficiency or venous insufficiency pulses normal

Answer 42

venous

Question 43

Is this a sign of arterial insufficiency or venous insufficiency skin color normal to brown pigmentation

Answer 43

venous

Question 44

Is this a sign of arterial insufficiency or venous insufficiency Edema present, often marked

Answer 44

venous

Question 45

Is this a sign of arterial insufficiency or venous insufficiency skin changes are often brown pigmentation

Answer 45

venous

Question 46

Is this a sign of arterial insufficiency or venous insufficiency ulceration if present, at sides of ankle, especially medial

Answer 46

venous

Question 47

Is this a sign of arterial insufficiency or venous insufficiency no gangrene

Answer 47

venous