Peripheral vascular disease ppt Flashcards
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What is PVD?
Circulatory problems in vascular structures that are peripheral to the heart
Vascular structures involved in PVD
Arteries
Veins
Lymphatic structures
Components of Tunica media
concentric ring of elastic membrane surrounded by smooth muscle
arteries: where is there more/less elasticity?
closer to the heart, more elastic (aorta)
farther from the heart, more muscular, less elastic (arterioles)
final branching of arteries
capillary beds gas exchange
How do veins compare to arteries?
- walls less distinct
- walls of veins are thinner
- less smooth muscle and elastic tissue
- lower pressure
- valves
capillary beds and lymph
intertwined
Why do lymph nodes enlarge when you’re sick?
They’re having to work harder
Where do capillaries and peripheral plexuses begin?
blindly in intercellular spaces
plexuses
joining of capillaries
collecting ducts
follow veins to lymph nodes
multiple layers
thin walls
What do lymph nodes do?
filter lymph of unwanted waste products
lymph is returned to the circulatory system through the vena cava
What is arteriosclerosis obliterans?
chronic arterial insufficiency associated with atherosclerosis
progression of arteriosclerosis obliterans
- acute occlusion
- chronic occlusion
Series of events that leads to vascular pathology
- endothelial damage
- entry of irritants into subendothelium
- inflammatory response
- plaque formation
What types of irritants make their way into the subendothelium after the endothelium is damaged?
oxidized LDL
monocytes
cytokines
chemicals involved in the inflammatory response
What is involved in the inflammatory response in the vessel?
cytokines
smooth muscle cells from tunica media
What does -oma stand for?
anything with -oma at the end is a tumor could be benign or malignant
atheroma formation
macrophage → foam cells → atheroma in the vessel
outcomes of endothelial dysfunction
- stable atherosclerotic narrowing lesions
- acute plaque rupture
Fatty Streaks aka _______
stable atherosclerotic narrowing lesions
What are fatty streaks?
chronic condition - inability to vasodilate
~gradual symptoms: angina, decreased activity tolerance
~symptoms untreated: MI
acute plaque rupture
- plaque destabilization
- acute condition → thrombus formation