JoAnn Smith, 74 years old Peripheral Arterial
Disease (PAD) Case Study 2024 Update Graded A+
(SOLVED)
the etiology of arterial aneurysms include - ANSWER: syphilitic, degenerative,
inflammatory, congenital
more than 90% of infrarenal abdominal aneurysms are of - ANSWER: degenerative
origin
a condition that causes nonatherosclerotic narrowing of brachiocephalic arteries in
overwhelmingly female patients is called - ANSWER: Takayasu's arteritis
the most common source of lower or upper extremity peripheral arterial embolus is
- ANSWER: the heart
aneurysms are most often caused by - ANSWER: congenital arterial wall weakness
an occlusive disease of medium and small arteries in the distal upper and lower
limbs of primary young male heave smokers is - ANSWER: thromboangitis obliterans
a condition which might result from reperfusion edema following bypass surgery,
causing ischemia due to compression, and which might call for treatment by
fasciotomy is called - ANSWER: compartment syndrome
the combination of neruopathy and peripherally distributed atherosclerosis makes
the diabetic patient especially vulnerable to - ANSWER: foot lesions
the chance of a patient dying from a rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is -
ANSWER: 80%
which of the following statements is FALSE regarding smoking - ANSWER: it increases
the oxygen carrying capacity of blood
in the lower extremity circulation, the most common site of atherosclerosis is -
ANSWER: the arterial segment beginning in the hunters canal
with of the following statements regarding abdominal aortic aneurysms is FALSE -
ANSWER: most prerupture AAAs are discovered because of abdominal symptoms or
distal emboli
the risk of claudication id diabetic patients is - ANSWER: greater than 4 times the risk
in the general population
, select the entity that is NOT a risk factor in peripheral arterial occlusive diesease -
ANSWER: hypolipidemia
the vascular disease that presents as back, abdominal, of flank pain is - ANSWER:
abdominal aortic aneurysm
Takaysau's arteritis is most often found in - ANSWER: young women
common signs of advanced arterial insufficiency of the lower extremity include -
ANSWER: loss of hair growth over the dorsum of the toes and feet, thickening of the
toenails, and dependent rubor
the term cyanosis describes - ANSWER: blue color of tissue due to ischemia
symptoms and signs with the likely cause of a bruit - ANSWER: iliac artery stenosis
symptoms and signs with the likely cause of a absent pulse - ANSWER: subclavian
artery occlusion (acute)
symptoms and signs with the likely cause of foot rubor - ANSWER: aortoiliac + SFA
occlusion
symptoms and signs with the likely cause of right sided weakness - ANSWER: left
carotid artery occlusion
symptoms and signs with the likely cause of edema - ANSWER: deep venous
thrombosis
a common evaluation for advanced lower extremity ischemia involves raising the
supine patient's leg and then having the patient sit and dangle the leg. A positive
result is described as - ANSWER: elevation pallor, dependent rubur
patients presenting with symptoms of claudication complain of - ANSWER: cramping
pain in the calf, thigh, or buttocks with exercise and relieved by rest
patients presenting with a diagnosis of ischemic rest pain may complain of -
ANSWER: foot pain while in a horizontal position, relieved by standing or dangling
the foot in a dependent position
patients found to have ulcerating lesions or gangrene may have which of the
following disease - ANSWER: arterial insufficiency, neuropathy, vasospasm, venous
disease
the most common presenting symptoms in acute arterial occlusion include -
ANSWER: paralysis, pulselessness, pallor, paresthesias
Disease (PAD) Case Study 2024 Update Graded A+
(SOLVED)
the etiology of arterial aneurysms include - ANSWER: syphilitic, degenerative,
inflammatory, congenital
more than 90% of infrarenal abdominal aneurysms are of - ANSWER: degenerative
origin
a condition that causes nonatherosclerotic narrowing of brachiocephalic arteries in
overwhelmingly female patients is called - ANSWER: Takayasu's arteritis
the most common source of lower or upper extremity peripheral arterial embolus is
- ANSWER: the heart
aneurysms are most often caused by - ANSWER: congenital arterial wall weakness
an occlusive disease of medium and small arteries in the distal upper and lower
limbs of primary young male heave smokers is - ANSWER: thromboangitis obliterans
a condition which might result from reperfusion edema following bypass surgery,
causing ischemia due to compression, and which might call for treatment by
fasciotomy is called - ANSWER: compartment syndrome
the combination of neruopathy and peripherally distributed atherosclerosis makes
the diabetic patient especially vulnerable to - ANSWER: foot lesions
the chance of a patient dying from a rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is -
ANSWER: 80%
which of the following statements is FALSE regarding smoking - ANSWER: it increases
the oxygen carrying capacity of blood
in the lower extremity circulation, the most common site of atherosclerosis is -
ANSWER: the arterial segment beginning in the hunters canal
with of the following statements regarding abdominal aortic aneurysms is FALSE -
ANSWER: most prerupture AAAs are discovered because of abdominal symptoms or
distal emboli
the risk of claudication id diabetic patients is - ANSWER: greater than 4 times the risk
in the general population
, select the entity that is NOT a risk factor in peripheral arterial occlusive diesease -
ANSWER: hypolipidemia
the vascular disease that presents as back, abdominal, of flank pain is - ANSWER:
abdominal aortic aneurysm
Takaysau's arteritis is most often found in - ANSWER: young women
common signs of advanced arterial insufficiency of the lower extremity include -
ANSWER: loss of hair growth over the dorsum of the toes and feet, thickening of the
toenails, and dependent rubor
the term cyanosis describes - ANSWER: blue color of tissue due to ischemia
symptoms and signs with the likely cause of a bruit - ANSWER: iliac artery stenosis
symptoms and signs with the likely cause of a absent pulse - ANSWER: subclavian
artery occlusion (acute)
symptoms and signs with the likely cause of foot rubor - ANSWER: aortoiliac + SFA
occlusion
symptoms and signs with the likely cause of right sided weakness - ANSWER: left
carotid artery occlusion
symptoms and signs with the likely cause of edema - ANSWER: deep venous
thrombosis
a common evaluation for advanced lower extremity ischemia involves raising the
supine patient's leg and then having the patient sit and dangle the leg. A positive
result is described as - ANSWER: elevation pallor, dependent rubur
patients presenting with symptoms of claudication complain of - ANSWER: cramping
pain in the calf, thigh, or buttocks with exercise and relieved by rest
patients presenting with a diagnosis of ischemic rest pain may complain of -
ANSWER: foot pain while in a horizontal position, relieved by standing or dangling
the foot in a dependent position
patients found to have ulcerating lesions or gangrene may have which of the
following disease - ANSWER: arterial insufficiency, neuropathy, vasospasm, venous
disease
the most common presenting symptoms in acute arterial occlusion include -
ANSWER: paralysis, pulselessness, pallor, paresthesias
