POAT Final Review Exam ( guarantee of a pass in your exam)

POAT Final Review Exam ( guarantee of a pass in your exam) Common causes of amputations as well as across the lifespan; pediatric to geriatric. - ANSWER- Peripheral Vascular Disease Trauma Cancer Congenital leading cause of amputations is - ANSWER- disvascular disease , PVD and PAD PVD narrows and occludes vessels so that there is a decrease in - ANSWERcirculation and perfusion of the tissues , inhibiting healing and immune response in the body Neuropathy results in symmetric distribution affecting both LE , amputation of the - ANSWER- contralateral limb in 50% of pts in 2 to 5 years who is at risk for PVD - ANSWER- 50 years of age or older males have a greater risk than females most common predisposing factors of amputation - ANSWER- concurrent diabetes and hypertension hypertension without diabetes diabetes without hypertension what are the signs and symptoms of PVD ? - ANSWER- intermittent claudication decreased pedal pulses dry skin and hair loss clubbing of the toenails ulceration ischemia What is intermittent claudication? - ANSWER- painful cramp or feeling of muscle fatigue that happens distal to the stenotic vessel complaints during exercise, yet once the exercise stops the pain is relieved resting pain , esp at night when the pt is not in a dependent position what are the two classic indicators of vascular insufficiency ? - ANSWER- intermittent claudication decreased pedal pulses Hypertension is the most predisposing factor for LE amputations with diabetes - ANSWER- increased BP and sugar over a long period of time will affect blood vessels , and damage to the blood vessels and nerves impairs sensation and circulation