NR462 FINAL EXAM with answers

NR462 FINAL EXAM with answers
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What disease involves progressive narrowing and
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degeneration of arteries of neck, abdomen, and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



extremities - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔peripheral vascular
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disease


What is the leading cause of PVD? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔atherosclerosis


What arteries can peripheral artery disease (PAD) affect? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Aortoiliac artery
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Femoral artery |\




Popliteal artery |\ |\




Tibial artery
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Peroneal artery |\




In which age group will we generally see PVD? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔60s to 80s
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What are some risk factors for PVD? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Cigarette smoking
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Hyperlipidemia

, Hypertension
Diabetes mellitus |\




Family History |\




What are some common causes of PVD? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Emboli formation |\ |\




Infection
Thrombosis
Trauma fracture |\




Vasculitis


When assessing a patient with PVD, what would their skin
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look like? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Thin, shiny, taut
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- Loss of hair
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When assessing a patient with PVD, what might we notice
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about the blood flow to their extremities? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔- diminished pulses in the leg |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




- delayed cap refill
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- PALLOR OF FOOT WITH LEG ELEVATION/RUBOR WHEN
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LOWERED


What is dependent rubor? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔dark
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red discoloration when foot or leg is not elevated caused
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