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Week 3 Terms- Spring
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Angiography | Injection of contrast medium into the arterial vessel and visualization of vessels as radio-opaque material passes through them |
| Ankle-Arm Index (AAI) or Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) | The ratio of the ankle systolic pressure to the arm systolic pressure; an objective measurement of arterial disease that allows quantification of the degree of stenosis |
| Arteriosclerosis | Diffuse process whereby the muscle fibers and the endothelial lining of the walls of small arteries and arterioles thicken |
| Atherosclerosis | Disease process that afffects the intima of the large and medium-sized arteries; consists of the accumulation of lipids, calcium, blood components, carbohydrates, and fibrous tissue on the intimal layer of a a large or medium size artery |
| Bruit | Sound produced by turbulent flow of blood through a dilated segment of an arterial vessel |
| Collateral Circulation | Growth of new vessels to replace occluded ones |
| Duplex Ultrasound | Combines B-mode-gray-scale imaging of tissue, organs, and blood vessel with capabilities of estimating velocity changes by use of a pulsed doppler |
| Endarterectomy | A surgical procedure which excises the inner layer of an artery which has become thickened by atherosclerosis |
| Homan's Sign | Pain in calf after sharp dorsiflexion of the foot |
| Intermittent Claudication | A muscular cramp-like pain in extremities brought on by exercise and relieved by rest |
| International Normalized Ratio (INR) | Method of measuring anticoagulant levels, such as warfarin (Coumadin) |
| Oscillometry | A diagnostic test which measures alterations in pulse volume at different levels of an extremity |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) | Any condition that disrupts blood flow to veins or arteries, with the exception of pulmonary and coronary arteries |
| Plethysmography | Impedance is used to measure venous outflow in the lower legs when pneumatic cuffs wrapped around the thighs are inflated and deflated |
| Rubor | Reddish, blue discoloration of skin |
| Sympathectomy | A surgical interruption of part of the sympathetic nerve pathways, performed for the relief of chronic pain in vascular disease |
| Sympathomimetric | A drug that mimics the effects of stimulation of organs and structures by the sympathetic nervous system |
| Sympatholytic | Drugs which reduce or prevent the action of sympathomimetric agents |
| Vasoconstriction | A narrowing of the lumen of any blood vessel |
| Vasodilation | Widening or distension of any blood vessel |
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