Surgery - Vascular Surgery

By fleckck, May 2012

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Where do you palpate an abdominal aortic aneurysm?	Above the umbilicus! Around the level of the umbilicus the
What does ABI stand for?	Ankle-brachial index
What is a normal ABI?	1.1
Who gets Buerger's disease?	Male smokers
What are the differences between Buerger's disease and Takayasu disease?	Buerger's affects men, Takayasu's women Buerger's occurs in smokers, Takayasu's in non-smokers Buerger's occurs in peripheral arteries, Takayasu's in central arteries Buerger's involves veins, Takayasu's does not involve veins
Who gets Takayasu's disease?	Female non-smokers
Does Buerger's disease affect central or peripheral arteries?	Peripheral
Does Takayasu's disease affect central or peripheral arteries?	Central
Does Takayasu's disease involve veins?	No
Does Buerger's disease involve veins?	Yes
What are the 6 P's of acute arterial occlusion?	... Pain Pulselessness
Generally, what is compartment syndrome?	Increased pressure within body compartment that leads to compression of blood vessels and ischemia. This can occur in ANY body compartment (including abdomen, cranium, etc...)
Name a sign of abdominal compartment syndrome?	Decreased urine output (compression of renal arteries)
What is Leriche syndrome?	Atherosclerotic occlusion of aorta/iliac arteries. The syndrome is buttock claudication, absent/reduced femoral pulses, and erectile dysfunction.
Name three pharmacologic agents you must give atherosclerotic patients?	Anti-platelet Statin ACE inhibitor

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