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| begins at the popliteal artery and travels down the lateral calf in the anterior compartment t the level of the ankle |
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| inflammation of an artery |
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| continuation of the subclavian artery |
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| continuation of the axiallary artery |
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| walking-induced muscular discomfort of the calf, thigh, hip, or buttock |
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| continuation of the anterior tibial artery on the top of the fott |
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| first branch of the aortic arch |
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| implies critical ischmia (lack of blood) of the distal limb when the patient is at rest |
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| the death of areas of tissue |
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| begins at the opening of the adductor magnus muscle and travels behind the knee in the popliteal fossa |
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| posterior and lateral to the superficial femoral artery |
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| perivascular collection (hematoma) that communicates with an artery or a graft and has the presence of pulsating blood entering the collection |
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| branch of the brachial artery that runs parallel to the ulnar artery in the forearm |
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| alternative method to stress the peripheral arterial circulation |
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| originates at the inner border of the scalenus anterior and travels beneath the clavicle to the outer border of the first rib to become the axillary artery |
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| superficial femoral artery |
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| courses the length of the thigh through Hunter's canal and terminates at the opening of the adductor magnus muscle |
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| changes in arterial blood flow to the arms may be related to intermittent compression of the proximal arteries ( or neural and venous structures) |
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| takes off after the anterior tibial artery and bifurcates into the posterior tibial artery and the peroneal artery |
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| branch of the brachial artery that runs parallel tot he radial artery in the forearm |
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| the descending aorta is divided into a _____ section and a _______ section. |
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| the abdominal aortal terminates in the _______ of the right and left common iliac arteries (approx at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra). |
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| each of the common iliac arteries bifurcates into an internal iliac artery (_______ artery) that supplies the pelvis and an external iliac artery that continues distally to supply the lower extremity |
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| the external iliac artery terminates at the inguinal ligament, where it becomes the ____ _____ artery. |
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| the common femoral artery originates beneath the inguinal ligament and terminates by dividing into the superficial femoral and ____ _____ arteries. |
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| the popliteal artery begins at the opening of the adductor magnus muscle and travels behind the knee in the _______ fossa. |
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| thhe popliteal artery terminates distally into the _____ tibial artery and the tibial ______ trunk. |
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| a continuation of the anterior tibial artery on the top of the foot is the ____ ____ artery. |
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| the artery that is located deep within the calf and travels near the medial aspect of the fibula is the _____ artery. |
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| the artery that originates at the inner border of the scalenus anterior and travels beneath the clavicle to the outer border of the first rib is the ______ artery. |
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| the brachial artery is a continuation of the ______ artery |
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| the radial artery begins at the ______ artery bifurcation. |
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- increasing age
- hypertension
- diabetes mellitus
- elevated cholesterol
- tobacco smoking
- family history of atherosclerosis
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| Risk factors that are associated with peripheral occlusive arterial disease |
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| symptoms of lower extremity occlusive arterial disease are ______ and _________ pain |
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| ischemic rest pain implies critical ischemia of the _____ limb when the patient is at rest. |
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| before beginning the examination, there should be a ____ min rest period to allow the pts blood pressure to stabilize and legs to recover from walking to the examination room. |
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| segmental pressures are obtained with the patient in the ____ position; the legs should be at the same level as the _____ because this position prevents hydrostatic presure artifact. |
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| to obtain pressures comparable with direct intrarterial measurements, the blood pressure cuff must have a width ____ greater than the diameter of the limb. |
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| pressures may be falsely _______ in obese pts, and a proximal thigh pressure may be ______ in extremely thin pts. |
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| pulse volume recordings measure changes in ______ limb volume with each cardiac cyle. |
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| in a normal individual without occlusive arterial disease, blood flow will ______ with exercise because of a ______ in peripheral vascular resistance. |
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- symptomatic cardiac disease
- severe pulmonary disease
- severe hypertension
- inability to walk on the treadmill
- cases of calcified vessels
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| contraindications to lower-extremity arterial stress testing |
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| indirect arterial testing is helpful in predicting the likelihood of the ______ of skin lesions. |
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| arterial duplex imaging provides direct anatomic physiologic information, but it does not provide information regarding overall limb ________. |
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| occlusion; patency; pseudoaneurysms |
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| duplex imaging distinguishes between a stenosis and an ______, determines the length of the disease segment and ________ of the distal vessels, evaluates the results of intervenion (angioplasty, stent placement), aids in diagnoses of aneurysms and ______, and monitors patients' postoperative course with continuing bypass graft surveillance. |
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| if a _____ degree angle cannot be maintained, documentation of the angle used during the examination is important, especially in following the patient over time. |
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| in normal vessels, the arterial doppler signal is ______ from the abdominal aorta to the tibial arteries at the ankle. |
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| the aortic characteristic waveform as a high-velocity _____ flow component during systole (venticular contraction), followed by a brief _____ of flow in early diastole (because of peripheral resistance), and a final low-velocity forward flow phase in late diastole (elastic recoil of the vessel wall). |
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| peak systolic velocity gradually _____ from the proximal to the distal arteries |
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- increase in peak-systolic velocities
- marked spectral broadening because of turbulence
- the loss of the reversal of blood flow during diastole
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| three major changes in the sprectral doppler arterial waveform that occur because of a significant stenosis |
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| a pseudoaneurysm may be unilocular or multilocular and may partiall contain _____. |
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| identification of the ____ of the pseudoaneurysm is important when ultrasound-guided compression therapy is attempted and color doppler imaging permits identification of the vessel of origin, which is important when planning surgincal interventions. |
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| during ______, blood flows from the native artery into the pseudoaneurysm and during ______ blood flow returns to the native artery. |
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