| Question |
Answer |
| Damage or dysfunction within the peripheral arteries and veins. Disorder that occurs OUTSIDE the cardiovascular system. |
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE |
| Refers to diseased peripheral arteries. It is a type of atherosclerosis and often named after the artery that is affected. |
PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE |
| Refers to problems in the peripheral veins. Common are thrombophlebitis, varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency. |
PERIPHERAL VENOUS DISORDERS |
| Type of pain associated with arterial insufficiency which occurs with activity and relieved by rest. |
INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION |
| Type of pain associated with arterial insufficiency that occurs with rest and is relieved when the extremity is placed in a dependant position. |
REST PAIN |
| PERIPHERAL SIGNS OF PVD |
Pulselessness, Paralysis, Parasthesia, Pain or loss of sensory nerves, Pallor, Polar |
| An occlusive vascular disease where vessels can become spastic or thrombotic. Inflammation of all arteries or all veins leads to obstruction from swelling. |
BUERGER'S DISEASE |
| Intermittent attacks of pallor followed by cyanosis. Occurs secondary to occlusive arterial disease, systemic sclerodoma. |
RAYNAUD'S PHENOMENON |
| DX after 3 years of intermittent attacks with no identifiable cause. This includes Bilateral involvement of extremeties. There is abnormal vasoconstriction of the extremities on exposure to cold or emotional stress. |
RAYNAUD'S DISEASE |
| An abnormal dilation of a blood vessel. |
ANEURYSM |
| A venous circulation disorder where a blood clod forms on the wall of a vein and partially or completely occludes the flow of blood back to the heart. This almost always occurs in the veins of extremeties. |
THROMBOPHEBITIS |
| Virchow's Triad Conditions |
Venous Stasis, Hypercoagulation, Vascular Wall Injury. (Associate with THROMBOPHLEBITIS) |
| DVT - DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS |
Inflammatory process, primarily form in lower extremities. DETECT by HOMAN"S SIGN |
| An inflammation of a more superficial vein closer to the surface; this condition is accompanied by a formation of a stationary clot within the vein. |
SUPERFICIAL THROMBOPHLEBITIS |
| A disorder involving the stasis of blood int he lower extremity as a result of obstruction and reflux of venous valves. |
CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY |
| Irregular, tortuous veins with incompetent valves. |
VARICOSE VEINS |
| Primary or secondary disorder resulting from inflammation, obstruction or removal of lymphatic vessels. |
LYMPHEDEMA |
| Idiopathic Lymphedema which affects females more frequently than males. May be associated with a genetic disorder or Aplasia, Hypoplasia or Hyperplasia. |
PRIMARY LYMPHEDEMA |
| APLASIA |
Having no lymph vessels. |
| HYPOPLASIA |
Smaller than normal lymph vessels. |
| HYPERPLASIA |
Larger or more numerous lymph vessels. |
| Acquired condition resulting from damage obstruction or removal of lymphatic vessels |
SECONDAY LYMPHEDEMA |
| Inflammation of the lymph vessels draining an infected area of the body, will see a red streak along inflammed vessels, pain and heat. |
LYMPHANGITIS |
| An infection of the dermis or SubQ tissue. |
CELLULITIS |
| Metastic tumor cells invade the lymph nodes, chronic pronounced by hypertrophy of the skin and subQ tissue resulting from the obstruction of lymphatic vessels. Infection by filiarial parasites. |
ELEPHANTIASIS |
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