The peripheral vascular system is the part of the circulatory system that consists of the veins and arteries not in the chest or abdomen (i.e. in the arms...
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A peripheral vascular examination is a medical examination to discover signs of pathology in the peripheral vascular system. It is performed as part of...
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Peripheral edema is edema (accumulation of fluid causing swelling) in tissues perfused by the peripheral vascular system, usually in the lower limbs. In...
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a vascular disorder that causes abnormal narrowing of arteries other than those that supply the heart or brain. PAD...
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circulation is known as the systemic vascular resistance or may sometimes be called by another term total peripheral resistance, while the resistance caused...
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Vascular disease is a class of diseases of the vessels of the circulatory system in the body, including blood vessels – the arteries and veins, and the...
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artery is 0.7-1.1 cm). PAAs are the most common aneurysm of the peripheral vascular system, accounting for 85% of all cases. PAAs are bilateral – occurring...
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Cyanosis (redirect from Peripheral cyanosis)
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Arterial obstruction (e.g., peripheral vascular disease, Raynaud phenomenon) Venous obstruction (e.g., deep vein...
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Dysautonomia (redirect from Vegetative-vascular dystonia)
the vascular system has been called vegetative-vascular dystonia. The term "vegetative" reflects an older name for the autonomic nervous system: the...
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Kenneth Ouriel (category American vascular surgeons)
paper, Peripheral arterial disease 2013, paper, Reporting standards for adverse events after medical device use in the peripheral vascular system Joanne...
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medical classification system of Peripheral artery disease, based on wound, ischemia and foot infection, by the Society for Vascular Surgery WIFI (AM), a...
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the word neuropathy (neuro-, "nervous system" and -pathy, "disease of") without modifier usually means peripheral neuropathy. Neuropathy affecting just...
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gets shunted to the left side of the heart and ejected to the peripheral vascular system. This causes signs of cyanosis.[citation needed] Heart of human...
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of the peripheral vascular system. This can help in managing Raynaud's phenomenon. Complications are present with an affected or injured system, such as...
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small part of the cannula breaks off and flows into the vascular system. When removing a peripheral IV cannula, the tip should be inspected to ensure it's...
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Diabetic neuropathy (redirect from Peripheral diabetic neuropathy)
Diabetic neuropathy can affect any peripheral nerves including sensory neurons, motor neurons, and the autonomic nervous system. Therefore, diabetic neuropathy...
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surgeons in the treatment of vascular conditions, particularly peripheral vascular disease. As of 2022[update], LeMaitre Vascular sells directly to hospitals...
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first. SEMS are also sometimes used in the vascular system, usually in the aorta and peripheral vascular system. In the past they have been used for saphenous...
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the legs, where lower extremity bypass surgery is used to treat peripheral vascular disease. Cardiac bypass is performed when the arteries that bring...
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Angioplasty (category Vascular procedures)
femoral or radial artery or femoral vein, to permit access to the vascular system for the wires and catheters used. If no access vessel of sufficient...
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Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Peripheral Vascular Disease. The journal's editors...
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Erythromelalgia (category Peripheral nervous system disorders)
Erythromelalgia, or Mitchell's disease (after Silas Weir Mitchell), is a rare vascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities...
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specialities. The vascular surgeon is trained in the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting all parts of the vascular system excluding the coronaries...
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vascular system". Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 169: 63–78. doi:10.1016/j.addr.2020.12.005. PMID 33316347. "The functions of the Lymphatic System"...
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Femoral artery (section Peripheral arterial disease)
needed] In common usage, in clinical practice including angiology and vascular surgery, the femoral artery includes the common femoral artery, and the...
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Gangrene (redirect from Peripheral gangrene)
Gangrene is caused by a critically insufficient blood supply (e.g., peripheral vascular disease) or infection. It is associated with diabetes and long-term...
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for the administered medications and fluids to go directly into the vascular system. The IO route of fluid and medication administration is an alternative...
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Vasoconstriction (redirect from Vascular constriction)
which play crucial roles in the modulation of vascular tone. Additionally, sympathetic nervous system activation, triggered by stress or other stimuli...
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arteries as a result of its acting directly on vascular smooth muscle, causing a reduction in peripheral vascular resistance and a consequent reduction in blood...
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Chronic venous insufficiency (redirect from Chronic peripheral venous insufficiency)
is referred to as chronic venous disease. It is also known as chronic peripheral venous insufficiency and should not be confused with post-thrombotic syndrome...
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