Assess&Mgt of Patients Vascular Disorders & Prob Peripheral Circul-Chapter 31
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| anastomosis: | junction of two vessels
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| aneurysm: | a localized sac or dilation of an artery formed ata weak point in the vessel wall
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| angioplasty: | an invasive procedure that uses a balloon-tippedcatheter to dilate a stenotic area of a blood vessel
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| ankle-brachial index (ABI) or ankle-arm index (AAI): | ratioof the ankle systolic pressure to the arm systolic pressure;an objective measurement of arterial disease that providesquantification of the degree of stenosis
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| arteriosclerosis: | diffuse process whereby the muscle fibersand the endothelial lining of the walls of small arteriesand arterioles thicken
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| atherosclerosis: | inflammatory process involving the accumulationof lipids, calcium, blood components, carbohydrates,and fibrous tissue on the intimal layer of a largeor medium-sized artery
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| bruit: | sound produced by turbulent blood flow through anirregular, tortuous, stenotic, or dilated vessel
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| dissection: | separation of the weakened elastic andfibromuscular elements in the medial layer of an artery
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| duplex ultrasonography: | combines B-mode gray-scaleimaging of tissue, organs, and blood vessels with capabilitiesof estimating velocity changes by use of a pulsedDoppler
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| intermittent claudication: | a muscular, cramplike pain inthe extremities consistently reproduced with the samedegree of exercise or activity and relieved by rest
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| ischemia: | deficient blood supply
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| rest pain: | persistent pain in the foot or digits when thepatient is resting, indicating a severe degree of arterialinsufficiency
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| rubor: | reddish blue discoloration of the extremities; indicativeof severe peripheral arterial damage in vessels thatremain dilated and unable to constrict
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| stenosis: | narrowing or constriction of a vessel
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