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NSG 331 Vascular Disorders (Chapter 37) Questions With Complete Solutions
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NSG 331 Vascular Disorders (Chapter 37) Questions With Complete Solutions
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NSG 331 Vascular Disorders (Chapter 37) Questions WithComplete Solutions
"At rest" pain Correct Answers more severe
-less oxygenated blood that is able to flow
A patient is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of chronic
venous insufficiency. Which of these statements by the patient is
most consistent with the diagnosis? Correct Answers I can't get
my shoes on at the end of the day
Acute arterial ischemic disorders Correct Answers
**emergency disorder
-will lead to tissue death if not treated
Acute arterial ischemic disorders: clinical manifestations (6 P's)
Correct Answers -pain
-pallor
-pulselessness
-paresthesia
-paralysis
-poikilothermia
Acute arterial ischemic disorders: etiology Correct Answers -
thrombus
-embolus
-occluded artery
-trauma
Acute arterial ischemic disorders: management Correct
Answers -immediate intervention necessary
, -anticoagulant therapy
-embolectomy or thrombectomy
-fibrolytic therapy
Amputation Correct Answers least desired option, last resort
-uncontrolled infection or gangrene
-should be as distal as possible
-goal is to preserve as much extremity as possible for optimal
use of prosthesis
An elderly patient on the cardiac step-down unit tells you that he
doesn't want to take the ordered docusate sodium (Colace)
because he doesn't have any problems with constipation. Which
intervention is most appropriate? Correct Answers explain that
his decreased activity level may cause constipation
Angioplasty Correct Answers -anticoagulate
-same procedure as with CVD
Anticoagulants with pregnancy: Correct Answers -coumadin
-heparin
-lovenox
Antihypertensive agents Correct Answers -thiazides and ACE
inhibitors
-keep BP <140/90
-decreases sheering force going through the vessels
-lower pressure to cause less damage to the vessels
Antiplatelet agents Correct Answers -promote latency of grafts
and reduce risk of CVD events
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