Nurs 221: Perfusion Alterations
(Vascular and Cardiac)
Stationary blood clot formed within a vessel - correct answer ✔Thrombus
Traveling clot that flows to a distant point where it lodges and produces an
obstruction - correct answer ✔embolus
Blood clots, Vasospasms, inflammation, AV fistulas, Valve incompetence,
Aneurysm, atherosclerosis all cause what? - correct answer ✔altered
perfusions
sudden vasoconstriction - correct answer ✔Vasospasms
Arteritis and Phlebitis - correct answer ✔inflammation
abnormal communication between artery and vein - correct answer ✔AV
fistulas
Leakey valves - correct answer ✔Valve incompetence
insult to endothelium (by smoking, high bp, stress), lesion growth, diameter of
vessels narrow and decrease blood flow - correct answer ✔atherosclerosis
localized arterial dilation, arterial walls weaken and bulge, found in cerebral
vessels, thoracic, and abdominal aorta - correct answer ✔aneurysms
, Known as a medical emergency, no arterial blood flow - correct answer
✔Acute Arterial Occlusions
cell death is also known as - correct answer ✔cell ischemia
Where can acute arterial occlusions happen? - correct answer ✔the heart
(CAD/MI), Brain (stroke), Periphery(PAD)
What can acute arterial occlusions cause? - correct answer ✔thrombus,
embolus, mechanical compression, aneurysm
The 6 P's for manifestations of altered arterial perfusion in periphery: - correct
answer ✔1. Pallor
2. Parethesia
3. Paralysis
4. pulselessness
5. polar
6. pain
Atherosclerosis in peripheral arteries, can be a sign of systemic disease,
obstructs blood flow, 6 P's - correct answer ✔Peripheral Arterial Disease
(PAD)
Altered arterial flow is also known as an - correct answer ✔aneurysm
3 tunic involved. divided by shape and size - correct answer ✔true
aneurysms
(Vascular and Cardiac)
Stationary blood clot formed within a vessel - correct answer ✔Thrombus
Traveling clot that flows to a distant point where it lodges and produces an
obstruction - correct answer ✔embolus
Blood clots, Vasospasms, inflammation, AV fistulas, Valve incompetence,
Aneurysm, atherosclerosis all cause what? - correct answer ✔altered
perfusions
sudden vasoconstriction - correct answer ✔Vasospasms
Arteritis and Phlebitis - correct answer ✔inflammation
abnormal communication between artery and vein - correct answer ✔AV
fistulas
Leakey valves - correct answer ✔Valve incompetence
insult to endothelium (by smoking, high bp, stress), lesion growth, diameter of
vessels narrow and decrease blood flow - correct answer ✔atherosclerosis
localized arterial dilation, arterial walls weaken and bulge, found in cerebral
vessels, thoracic, and abdominal aorta - correct answer ✔aneurysms
, Known as a medical emergency, no arterial blood flow - correct answer
✔Acute Arterial Occlusions
cell death is also known as - correct answer ✔cell ischemia
Where can acute arterial occlusions happen? - correct answer ✔the heart
(CAD/MI), Brain (stroke), Periphery(PAD)
What can acute arterial occlusions cause? - correct answer ✔thrombus,
embolus, mechanical compression, aneurysm
The 6 P's for manifestations of altered arterial perfusion in periphery: - correct
answer ✔1. Pallor
2. Parethesia
3. Paralysis
4. pulselessness
5. polar
6. pain
Atherosclerosis in peripheral arteries, can be a sign of systemic disease,
obstructs blood flow, 6 P's - correct answer ✔Peripheral Arterial Disease
(PAD)
Altered arterial flow is also known as an - correct answer ✔aneurysm
3 tunic involved. divided by shape and size - correct answer ✔true
aneurysms
