Dr. Britt CAD CVI part 2

A 68-year-old smoker reports calf pain when walking that is relieved by rest. His legs are cool, pale, hairless, and pedal pulses are weak. What is the diagnosis?

PAD (Peripheral Arterial Disease)

A patient presents with shiny legs, lack of hair growth, cool extremities, and diminished pedal pulses. What condition is suspected?

PAD

A patient complains of leg pain that occurs during exercise and resolves with rest. What is this symptom called?

Intermittent claudication

A patient with PAD asks why their feet are always cold. What is the cause?

Decreased arterial blood flow

A patient has pale lower extremities and absent pedal pulses. What diagnosis is most likely?

PAD

A patient has shiny skin and hair loss on the lower legs. What vascular disorder is most likely?

PAD

A patient has weak dorsalis pedis pulses and cool lower extremities. What diagnosis is most likely?

PAD

A patient with PAD is expected to have what skin color?

Pale

A patient with PAD is expected to have what temperature of the affected extremity?

Cool

A patient with PAD is expected to have what pulse finding?

Weak or absent pedal pulses

A 72-year-old patient has chronic leg swelling that worsens throughout the day. What condition is most likely?

CVI (Chronic Venous Insufficiency)

A patient presents with lower extremity edema and blood pooling in the legs. What condition is suspected?

CVI

A patient reports heavy aching legs that improve when elevated. What diagnosis is most likely?

CVI

A patient develops venous ulcerations near the medial ankle. What condition is the most likely cause?

CVI

A patient with a history of DVT develops chronic lower extremity swelling. What vascular disorder is most likely?

CVI

A patient asks which vascular disorder is associated with blood pooling. What is the answer?

CVI

A patient presents with edema, venous ulcerations, and varicose veins. What diagnosis is most likely?

CVI

A patient with CVI asks why their legs swell. What is the cause?

Venous blood pooling

A patient with CVI is at increased risk for what thrombotic complication?

DVT

Arteries carry blood in what direction?

Away from the heart

Veins carry blood in what direction?

Toward the heart

A patient with claudication, pale skin, cool extremities, and hair loss most likely has what condition?

PAD

A patient with edema, blood pooling, venous ulcers, and a history of DVT most likely has what condition?

CVI

What are the classic findings of PAD?

Weak pulses, pale skin, cool extremities, shiny skin, hair loss, claudication

What are the classic findings of CVI?

Edema, blood pooling, venous ulcerations, DVT history

Which vascular disorder causes decreased arterial blood flow?

PAD

Which vascular disorder causes venous blood pooling?

CVI

PAD memory trick?

Pale, Pulseless, Pain, Poor hair growth, Poikilothermia (cool)

CVI memory trick?

Edema, Extremity blood pooling, Easy ulcer formation