Nursing Chpt 36

Dilated segment of an artery wall caused by weakness and stretching of the arterial wall

Murmur dected by auscultation; sound like turbulent,m fast moving fluid; can signal presence of an aneurysm or development of CAOD

Sudden obstruction of an artery by a floating clot or foreign material

Concentration of the blood

Deficient blood flow as a result of an obstruction or constriction of blood vessels

Abnormal sensation such as numbness, tingling, crawling or "pins and needles"

Inflammation of a vein

Development of venous thrombi without venous inflammation

Coolness in an area of the body as a result of decreased blood flow

Development of venous thrombi in the presence of venous inflammation

Development or presence of a thrombus

Decrease in blood vessel diameter

Resistance to flow related to the friction between two components; thickness

• Pain
• Pulselessness
• Poikilothermy
• Pallor
• Paresthesia
• Paraylsis