1180A/B- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 69 pages long!)
1 Dec 2017
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Induration: hardening of skin around a chronic wound, can look leathery. If there are symptoms of deep vein thrombosis (dvt) like pain, edema, warmth of an extremity, you should seek help: pulmonary embolism includes acute dyspnea, chest pain, tachycardia, diaphoresis, anxiety, paresthesia precedes paralysis. Identifying history: cardiovascular risk factors associated with arterial, venous, lymphatic disorders. Risk assessment and health promotion: atherosclerosis is a progressive, systemic disease, usually starts in one area but can be found in others, severity of peripheral vascular disease closely parallels the risk for stroke, myocardial infarction, death. Patients with venous disease: patients should receive education on decreasing venous pressure, avoid standing/ sitting for long periods of time, elevate legs periodically. Patients with lymphatic disorders: primary symptom is edema in extremities, chronic lymphedema may experience disfigurement of the body. Increase blood volume and pressure of fetus on vessels can change venous patterns: peripheral edema can occur in 3rd trimester.
