NR 304 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
What causes peripheral arterial disease?
Atherosclerosis
Arteriosclerosis
Embolism
Arterial dissection
Atherosclerosis
build up of plaque
Arteriosclerosis
calcification of artery
Risk factors for peripheral arterial disease?
Older adults, history of hypertension, smoking, diabetes,
hypercholesterolemia, obesity, vascular disease
What does PAD pain feel like?
cramping, numbness, tingling, intermittent claudication
(decreased claudication)
What makes the pain worse in PAD?
Activity
Exertion
Elevation
What makes the pain better in PAD?
,Rest
Dangling
Calcification of artery
Arteriosclerosis
What other symptoms might we see?
Six P's
Arterial Ulcers
Six P's
pain
pallor
pulselessness
paraesthesia
poikilothermia
paralysis
Who is at risk?
Individuals on best rest or who have prolonged sitting/standing,
hyper coagulable states, trauma to the venous wall
What causes peripheral venous disease?
Lack of skeletal muscle contraction
Incompetent valves
Lumen that is not intact
What makes PVD worse?
prolonged sitting and standing
What makes PVD pain better?
, elevation and walking
What triggers Raynaud's phenomenon?
Cold
Stress
Vibrations
Unilateral swelling of an extremity due to altered lymphatic
fluid drainage
Lymphedema
Risk factors for lymphedema
Age
Obesity
Axillary surgery
Lymph node removal
A client presents to the provider's office complaining of his legs
feeling full at the end of the day. Client works in a retail and
customer service position. What does the nurse suspect?
A. Chronic arterial disease
B. Acute arterial disease
C. Chronic venous disease
D. Acute venous disease
C
What causes peripheral arterial disease?
Atherosclerosis
Arteriosclerosis
Embolism
Arterial dissection
Atherosclerosis
build up of plaque
Arteriosclerosis
calcification of artery
Risk factors for peripheral arterial disease?
Older adults, history of hypertension, smoking, diabetes,
hypercholesterolemia, obesity, vascular disease
What does PAD pain feel like?
cramping, numbness, tingling, intermittent claudication
(decreased claudication)
What makes the pain worse in PAD?
Activity
Exertion
Elevation
What makes the pain better in PAD?
,Rest
Dangling
Calcification of artery
Arteriosclerosis
What other symptoms might we see?
Six P's
Arterial Ulcers
Six P's
pain
pallor
pulselessness
paraesthesia
poikilothermia
paralysis
Who is at risk?
Individuals on best rest or who have prolonged sitting/standing,
hyper coagulable states, trauma to the venous wall
What causes peripheral venous disease?
Lack of skeletal muscle contraction
Incompetent valves
Lumen that is not intact
What makes PVD worse?
prolonged sitting and standing
What makes PVD pain better?
, elevation and walking
What triggers Raynaud's phenomenon?
Cold
Stress
Vibrations
Unilateral swelling of an extremity due to altered lymphatic
fluid drainage
Lymphedema
Risk factors for lymphedema
Age
Obesity
Axillary surgery
Lymph node removal
A client presents to the provider's office complaining of his legs
feeling full at the end of the day. Client works in a retail and
customer service position. What does the nurse suspect?
A. Chronic arterial disease
B. Acute arterial disease
C. Chronic venous disease
D. Acute venous disease
C
