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Carotid artery disease - --CORRECT ANSWER--carotid stenosis

narrowing of extracranial arteries.

more prevalent with HTN and HD

symptomatic carotid stenosis - --CORRECT ANSWER--focal neuro dysfunction

like TIA, ischemic strokep

pathophys carotid artery disease - --CORRECT ANSWER--caused by conditions

that cause atherosclerotic plaque:

turbulent flow due to change in vessel caliber

variable shear stress

flow separation

increased contact time between particles in the blood




fatty streak: monocytes that diff. into macrophages or foam cells-->plaque




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, clinical presentation/exam of carotid artery disease - --CORRECT ANSWER--

contralateral weakness of face/arm or both, contralateral paresthesia, ipsilateral

blindness.




STROKE symptoms




neck auscultation may elicit a carotid bruit. not common

diagnostics carotid artery disease - --CORRECT ANSWER--duplex ultrasound is

first line.

can also to CTA

MRA IF duplex can't be obtained, inconclusive

when is carotid duplex ultrasound indicated? - --CORRECT ANSWER---if known

stenosis in asymptomatic patients

-vascular assessment in patients with risk factors for atherosclerosis: HTN, HLD,

tobacco, family history

-stroke risk assessment in pt with symptomatic coronary artery or peripheral artery

disease

-plaques on retina

-TIAs

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