NR 661
NR 661 Exam 3 Study Questions and
Answers 2026
peripheral arterial disease
s/s:
pain or swelling in arms or legs
leg pain when walking that resolves with rest
numbness or tingling in legs
burning, aching, cramping in legs at rest
slow or non-healing wounds
shiny, pale, cold legs
erectile dysfunction
acute limb ischemia
s/s:
pain
pallor
pulselessness
paresthesias
paralysis
poikilothermia
greater than 10 mm Hg difference in bilateral UE BPs indicates what?
PAD and cerebrovascular disease
ABI < 0.90 indicates what?
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PAD
chronic venous insufficiency
s/s:
extremity edema
leg pain worse when standing and relieved with elevation
itching
hyperpigmentation and thickening
ulcerations
skin manifestations of chronic venous insufficiency
varicose eczema
hyperpigmentation
atrophic blanche
lipodermatosclerosis
potential sequelae of chronic venous insufficiency
cellulitis
peripheral neuropathy
varicose veins
abscess
ulceration
stasis dermatitis
DVT
when is it appropriate to use compression stockings in CVI patients?
NR 661
NR 661 Exam 3 Study Questions and
Answers 2026
peripheral arterial disease
s/s:
pain or swelling in arms or legs
leg pain when walking that resolves with rest
numbness or tingling in legs
burning, aching, cramping in legs at rest
slow or non-healing wounds
shiny, pale, cold legs
erectile dysfunction
acute limb ischemia
s/s:
pain
pallor
pulselessness
paresthesias
paralysis
poikilothermia
greater than 10 mm Hg difference in bilateral UE BPs indicates what?
PAD and cerebrovascular disease
ABI < 0.90 indicates what?
NR 661
, NR 661
PAD
chronic venous insufficiency
s/s:
extremity edema
leg pain worse when standing and relieved with elevation
itching
hyperpigmentation and thickening
ulcerations
skin manifestations of chronic venous insufficiency
varicose eczema
hyperpigmentation
atrophic blanche
lipodermatosclerosis
potential sequelae of chronic venous insufficiency
cellulitis
peripheral neuropathy
varicose veins
abscess
ulceration
stasis dermatitis
DVT
when is it appropriate to use compression stockings in CVI patients?
NR 661
