Clinical Examination - Cardiovascular System (V) - Peripheral Arterial and Venous System

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Which statement is correct, regarding asymptomatic ischaemia in peripheral arterial disease?
Only about a quarter of patients are symptomatic
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What is the correct answer regarding PAD?
Claudication is not life threatening, although it is a marker for widespread atherosclerosis
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What is the main reason why a patient's efforts (such as hanging limbs off the bed, waking and walking or sleeping on an arm chair) ultimately make the night pain in PAD worse?
Decreased perfusion
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What condition can make rest pain in PAD hard to distinguish from?
Diabetic neuropathy
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What best describes the following description from the options presented: "Ill defined or whole leg site of pain, often bilateral in nature, relieved from bending forwards or sitting down, and pulses are normal"
Neurogenic claudication
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What best describes the following description from the options presented: "Muscles and usually calf site of pain, may be unilateral or bilateral in nature, recovering from pain within a few minutes from stopping to walk, and when raising the leg, it is no
Atrial claudication
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What best describes the following description from the options presented: "Pain is bursting in nature, commonly unilateral in nature, pain relief from the leg elevation, and oedema always present "
Venous claudication
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What is the definition of compartment syndrome?
Occurs where there is an increase in pressure within the facial compartments of the limb that compromises the perfusion and viability of muscle and nerves
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What is AAA?
Is an abnormal focal dilatation of the aorta to at least 150% of its normal diameter
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Which is true about Blue toes?
May lead to acute limb ischaemia or limb loss
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What is the cause of Reynaud's phenomenon?
Abnormal blood spasm, diminishing blood supply to the local tissues
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Why should you consider taking a toe pressure in Diabetic patients in suspected PAD?
Calcified crural arteries can give falsely reassuring pedal pressure and ABPI
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Which investigation is most appropriate in PAD for: suspected unilateral disease?
Duplex ultrasound
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Which investigation is most appropriate in PAD for: arteriovenous malformations?
MRI
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Being the mainstay Tx for venous leg ulcers, why is graduated compression bandaging sometimes contraindicated?
No adequate arterial circulation
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Which statement is untrue, regarding superficial venous thrombophlebits?
Occurrence in up to 15% of patients with severe various veins
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In peripheral venous disease, hearing a brief blood flow of blood (<0.5s) upon calf muscle release is indicative of what?
Competent veins
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What is the cause of Haemsiderin deposits on skin of patients in peripheral venous disease?
Venous hypertension
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