Lower extremity arterial evaluation: Are segmental arterial blood pressures worthwhile?

Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease

Eight to 12 million people in United States have PAD (Allison et al. 2007). Only ~10% of patients with PAD have classic intermittent claudication (IC), ~50% have atypical leg symptoms and ~40% are asymptomatic (Hiatt 2001). Its prevalence significantly increases with age; 12 – 20% of those above the age of 65 years suffer from PAD (Ostchega al. 2007). The prevalence of PAD is similar in men and...

lower extremity arterial calcification as a predictor of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with peripheral arterial disease

conclusion peripheral arterial calcification is significantly correlated with cad extent in patients with pad. peripheral arterial calcification can be a useful marker for predicting multivessel-cad. results lecs in multivessel-cad were significantly higher than those in nonsignificant cad (10.0 ± 5.8 versus 4.0 ± 3.1, p < 0.001). lecs significantly correlated with ccs (r = 0.831, p < 0.001) an...

Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gas

تجزیه و تحلیل گازهای خون اطلاعات مهمی را در مورد اکسیژناسیون شریانی و تعادل اسید - باز در دست ما قرار می دهد. در ک این داده ها بخشی اساسی از مراقبت پرستاری در اکثر بیماران است. هنوز برای بسیاری از پرستاران، تفسیر نتایج گازهای خون شریانی همانند یک جدول پیچیده بوده و در مواقعی که بررسی تمام نتایج در اسرع وقت مورد نیاز باشد، این مشکل بیشتر نمایان می شود.

Lower Extremity Peripherals Arterial Disease Treatment

Digital systolic pressures in the lower limb in arterial disease.

were decreased in patients with arteriosclerosis and thromboangiitis obliterans, or Raynaud's phenomena. Mean digital pressures correlated well with clinical and angiographic findings. In arteriosclerosis obliterans digital pressures in the limbs with claudication averaged 43% of the brachial pressure, and in patients with rest pain or skin lesions, or both, 21%. The ankle-to-toe pressure diffe...