Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
- Atherosclerosis
- Intermittent Claudication
- Pain with Exercise
- Paresthesias
- Arterial Ulcers
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Amputation
- Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)
Arteriolosclerosis
- Small Arteries and Arterioles
- Thickening of Arteriole Wall
- Hyperplastic
- Smooth Muscle Cell Hyperplasia
- "Onion Skin" Appearance
- Malignant Hypertension
- Hyaline
- Subendothelial Protein Deposits
- Chronic Hypertension
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Aging
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Screen Males 65-75 Who've Ever Smoked
- Ultrasound
- Observation
- Asymptomatic and < 5 cm in Size
- Surgical Repair
- > 5.5 cm in Abdomen
- Emergent Surgery
- Ruptured or Symptomatic
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Assessment
- Atherosclerosis
- Bruit
- Pulsation in Abdomen
- Abdominal or Lower Back Pain
- Tearing Pain
- Ultrasound
- Rupture
- Shock
- Surgical Repair
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture
- Acute Tearing Pain
- Pulsatile Abdominal Mass
- Grey Turner Sign
- Cullen Sign
- Hypovolemic Shock
- Diagnosis by Clinical Impression
- Emergent Surgical Intervention
- Poor Prognosis
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
- Elderly Men
- Above the Diaphragm
- Usually Asymptomatic
- Hypertension
- Smoking
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Vasculitis
- Chest X-Ray
- Chest CT Angiography
- Manage Risk Factors
- Surgery if Rupture or Dissection
- Observation if Asymptomatic