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, aka Buerger's disease
what exactly
causes the inflammatory thrombi affecting the
occlusive medium and small vessels
vascular disease (nonatherosclerosis)
of
thromboangiitis polymorphonuclear leukocytes,
obliterans? microabscesses, and multinucleated
giant cells may be presen
smoking cessation most important!
Treatment cilostazol (PDE 3 inhibitor) has
options for vasodilator properties (alleviated
thromboangiitis symptoms)
obliterans? if raynauds also present, CCB
(nifedipine)
what heart ACE inhibitors
failure treatment beta blockers can also reduce M&M
provides a
benefit of diuretics have no reduction in
reduction in mortality
morbidity and
mortality?
,how would you benzodiazepine early
manage a no beta blockers
patient with a MI
in the setting of
cocaine use?
fibrolytic therapy
If PCI cannot be
then do PCI & coronary
done for a
angiography when it can be done
STEMI patient
within 120
ideally PCI is done within 90 minutes
minutes, what
should be done?
fibrolytic therapy can be used up to
12 hours of symptoms
catheter-based arteriography
If you suspect an
(digital subtraction arteriography)
acute limb
provides the most useful
ischemia due to
information. can also help with
arterial
treatment
embolism, what
imaging should
can help distinguish between
you get?
thrombosis and embolus
, lower extremities more common
than upper extremities
The common femoral, common iliac,
and popliteal artery bifurcations are
where are frequent locations
arterial emboli
often found? majority originate in the heart
fun fact: Compared with
thromboemboli, atheroemboli are
less likely to produce symptoms of
acute limb ischemia
24-hour ambulatory monitoring (to
ensure not white coat)
how would you medical hx (assess adherence to
work up a meds, other meds)
patient with physical exam (look for
treatment abominal/renal bruits)
resistant labs (electrolytes, glucose,
hypertension creatinine, UA)
that you suspect
a secondary If pheo suspected: measure
cause? fractionated metanephrines and
catecholamines in a 24-hour urine
collection
SUMMATIVE PRACTICE |
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EXAM |
EOC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+
| JUST RELEASED
Save
Terms in this set (168)
, aka Buerger's disease
what exactly
causes the inflammatory thrombi affecting the
occlusive medium and small vessels
vascular disease (nonatherosclerosis)
of
thromboangiitis polymorphonuclear leukocytes,
obliterans? microabscesses, and multinucleated
giant cells may be presen
smoking cessation most important!
Treatment cilostazol (PDE 3 inhibitor) has
options for vasodilator properties (alleviated
thromboangiitis symptoms)
obliterans? if raynauds also present, CCB
(nifedipine)
what heart ACE inhibitors
failure treatment beta blockers can also reduce M&M
provides a
benefit of diuretics have no reduction in
reduction in mortality
morbidity and
mortality?
,how would you benzodiazepine early
manage a no beta blockers
patient with a MI
in the setting of
cocaine use?
fibrolytic therapy
If PCI cannot be
then do PCI & coronary
done for a
angiography when it can be done
STEMI patient
within 120
ideally PCI is done within 90 minutes
minutes, what
should be done?
fibrolytic therapy can be used up to
12 hours of symptoms
catheter-based arteriography
If you suspect an
(digital subtraction arteriography)
acute limb
provides the most useful
ischemia due to
information. can also help with
arterial
treatment
embolism, what
imaging should
can help distinguish between
you get?
thrombosis and embolus
, lower extremities more common
than upper extremities
The common femoral, common iliac,
and popliteal artery bifurcations are
where are frequent locations
arterial emboli
often found? majority originate in the heart
fun fact: Compared with
thromboemboli, atheroemboli are
less likely to produce symptoms of
acute limb ischemia
24-hour ambulatory monitoring (to
ensure not white coat)
how would you medical hx (assess adherence to
work up a meds, other meds)
patient with physical exam (look for
treatment abominal/renal bruits)
resistant labs (electrolytes, glucose,
hypertension creatinine, UA)
that you suspect
a secondary If pheo suspected: measure
cause? fractionated metanephrines and
catecholamines in a 24-hour urine
collection
