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Peripheral Arterial Disease

Horizontales
Device used to deliver tPA and/or heparin to clot
Wounds caused by insufficient blood flow to the limb
Assessment that must be completed prior to and after treatment with thrombolytics to monitor for s/s of stroke
Measurement used to diagnosis PAD (3 words)
Class of medications used to break up clots veins and arteries (abbreviation)
Habit that is a major risk factor for developing PAD
Information about PAD for patients and caregivers can be found at this organization's website
Maximum amount of time a bag of alteplase can be hung for (2 words)
People with PAD should inspect these body parts daily
Located in veins and allow for blood to flow against gravity
Vein and artery that is accessed in order to deliver tPA/heparin infusion
This is the primary responsibility of the RN (2 Words)
Verticales
Thick walled vessel that transports oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissue
Limb pain that occurs at rest or impending limb loss due to compromise of blood flow (3 words)
Vessel that transport deoxygenated blood back to the heart
Major cause of lower extremity PAD in which fatty plaque narrows the vessel lumen
Procedures that restore blood flow in the limb
Lipid lowering agents that used in the treatment of PAD
Revascularization procedure in which the clot is manually removed.
Must be assessed in the affected limb, along with color, movement, and temperature
Fatigue, discomfort or pain that occurs in a limb due to ischemia and is relieved with rest
Disease that is a major risk factor for development of PAD in people < 70 years old.
Method used to confirm that your patient understands the education you have provided (2 words)
These are diminished or absent in limbs affected by PAD
Precaution that patients receiving thrombolytics are placed on