Which of the following risk factors causes the most deaths in the United States?
HTN
Smoking
Obesity
Diabetes correct answersSmoking
How many people die annually from smoking? correct answers443,000
Three leading causes of death due to smoking? correct answersLung cancer
Cardiovas...
Aquifer Case 7
Which of the following risk factors causes the most deaths in the United States? HTN
Smoking
Obesity Diabetes correct answersSmoking
How many people die annually from smoking? correct answers443,000
Three leading causes of death due to smoking? correct answersLung cancer
Cardiovascular disease
COPD
___________ is the single largest risk factor for cardiovascular mortality in the US correct answersHTN
What are the top five things on a DD for leg swelling and eythema? correct answersPeripheral vascular disease
Venous insufficiency DVT
Cellulitis Lymphedema
If a patient presents with an edematous leg that pits, but is not painful and it started on the foot and moved up the leg what would the diagnosis be? correct answersLymphedema
Small breaks of skin lead to _________ cellulitis Large wounds on the skin lead to _________ cellulitis correct answersstrep staph
______________ edema is softer, and there is often erythema, dermatitis, and hyperpigmentation along the distal aspect of the leg and thus can be differentiated from lymphedema correct answersvenous insufficiency
Patients with peripheral artery disease commonly present with what? correct answersClaudication- cramping pain during exercise
What is the single best diagnostic test to rule in or rule out a DVT? correct answersVenous doppler of the lower extremity
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