Venous Lecture Quiz

Question 1

Embolus definition

Answer 1

a blood clot that travels from one part of the body to another through the circulatory system

Question 2

USA admissions rate for PE per year

Answer 2

300,000-600,000

Question 3

USA death rate for PE per year

Answer 3

50,000

Question 4

Thrombosis

Answer 4

clotting of blood

Question 5

thrombus

Answer 5

blood clot that forms in a vessel and remains there

Question 6

Pulmonary Embolus

Answer 6

Abbreviated (PE). Is a sudden blockage in a lung artery. The blockage usually is caused by a blood clot that travels to the lung from a vein in the leg

Question 7

Virchow, Rudolf

Answer 7

A German physician, pathologist, philosopher. Invented idea of pulmonary embolism occurring. He invented the words embolization and thrombus. Proved PE happens by putting clotted blood in dogs Iliac veins and proving how PE happens

Question 8

What is Virchows Triad?

Answer 8

Explains what causes people to have clotting in their veins

Question 9

Virchows Triad 3 things

Answer 9

Stasis- not moving for long periods of time.
Injury- car accident, broken bone, surgery (increases chances of having a blockage)
Hypercoagulability- Increased ability to clot

Question 10

Injury 5 examples

Answer 10

Trauma.
total hip replacement.
car accident.
fracture.
central catheter (chemo)

Question 11

Hypercoagulability 5 examples

Answer 11

cancer.
post-op.
post-trauma.
pregnancy (6x) oral contraception

Question 12

stasis 5 examples

Answer 12

Bedrest-elderly.
post-op.
post-mi 35%
Cva 60%
paraplegia-paralyzed 90%

Question 13

signs and symptoms of lower extremity DVT (3)

Answer 13

Swelling of the leg.
Pain in the leg or calf.
Discoloration (usually purple)

Question 14

Gross Anatomy

Answer 14

The branch of anatomy that deals with the structure of organs and tissues that are visible to the naked eye

Question 15

Thrill

Answer 15

A vibration felt by the examiner

Question 16

Bruit

Answer 16

Sound. Typically an abnormal one, heard through a stethoscope. (Murmur)

Question 17

Palpation or To Palpate

Answer 17

The process of using ones hands to examine the body, especially while perceiving or diagnosing a disease or illness

Question 18

Acute

Answer 18

Just happened or recently happened

Question 19

Chronic

Answer 19

Having a persisting illness for a long time or constantly recurring

Question 20

Duplex

Answer 20

Combination of Doppler and B-mode(image)

Question 21

Bullet embolus

Answer 21

A bullet that enters the blood stream and embolizes (travels) to a different part of the body

Question 22

Paradoxical embolus

Answer 22

Occasionally causes right to left septal defect which causes a blood clot to go somewhere else other than legs. Starts as a venous embolus and ends up as a blockage in the arterial system

Question 23

CVI

Answer 23

Chronic Venous Insufficiency

Question 24

Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)

Answer 24

When valves get stuck open in the veins. Don’t keep blood flowing in the right direction

Question 25

CVI symptoms

Answer 25

Leg swelling Ankle Pigmentation Ulceration

Question 26

PE symptoms (7)

Answer 26

1. Dyspnea- difficulty breathing, gasping for air 2. Hemoptysis- Coughing up blood 3. Tachycardia- Rapid heart rate 4. Rales- The noise lungs make when they have too much water in them 5. Tachypnea-rapid breathing 6. Chest pain 7. Fever

Question 27

% of untreated DVT that become PE

Answer 27

20-25%

Question 28

What do CT scans help with?

Answer 28

Help with diagnosing PE

Question 29

Dyspnea

Answer 29

Difficult or labored breathing

Question 30

Hemoptysis

Answer 30

Coughing up blood

Question 31

Tachycardia

Answer 31

Rapid heart rate

Question 32

Rales

Answer 32

Noise lungs make when they have too much water in them

Question 33

Tachypnea

Answer 33

Rapid breathing