NUR 265 – PVD STUDY EXAM SOLUTION

PAD v.s PVD - PAD • Decreased peripheral pulses • Reproducible leg pain when walking that is relieved with rest • Paresthesia • Loss of Hair • Skin is cool or cold to touch • Skin color is pale, dusky, mottled • Dependent rubor • Thickened toenails • Pain in distal portion of extremity • Pain when extremity is elevated - relieved by dependent position PAD v.s. PVD - PVD • Neurologic assessment intact in legs • Edema around ankles • Brown pigmentation of the legs • Aching pain • Discomfort relieved with elevation Peripheral Vascular Disease - Disorders that alter/obstruct the natural flow of blood through the arteries, veins and lymphatic's of the peripheral circulation • Normally refers to only those diseases that affect the arteries. These include: - Atherosclerosis - Aortic Aneurysm - Buerger's Disease - Raynaud's Syndrome - Lupus Cultural Awareness - Because severe cyanosis isn't evident in the skin of dark skin people, to detect cyanosis assess their skin and nail beds for dull lifeless color. • The soles of the feet and toenails are less pigmented and allow detection of cyanosis or duskiness in the lower extremit