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PeripheralVasc&Lymph

Peripheral Vascular & Lymphatics - abnormals

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defect or sac formed by dilation in artery wall due to atheroclerosis, trauma, or congenital defect Aneurysm
variation from the heart's normal rhythm Arrhythmia
thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls Arteriosclerosis
plaques of fatty deposits formed in the inner layer (intima) of the arteries Atherosclerosis
blowing, swooshing sound heard through a stethoscope when an artery is partially occluded Bruit
calf pain the occurs when the foot is sharply dorsiflexed (pushed up, toward the knee); may occur w/deep vein thrombosis, phlebitis, Achilles tendinitis, or muscle injury Homan's sign
deficiency of arterial blood to a body part, due to constriction or obstruction of a blood vessel Ischemia
swelling of extremity due to obstructed lymph channel, nonpitting Lymphedema
indentation left after examiner depresses the skin over swollen edematous tissue Pitting edema
regular rhythm, but force of pulse varies with alternating beats of large adn small amplitude Pulsus alternans
irregular rhythm, ever other beat is premature; premature beats have wekened amplitude Pulsus bigeminus
beats have weker amplitude with respiratory inspiration, stronger with expiration Pulsus paradoxus
inflammation of the vein associated with thrombus formation Thrombophlebitis
dilated tortuous veins with incompetent valves Varicose Veins
open skin lesion extending into dermis with sloughing of necrotic inflammatory tissue Ulcer
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