This document discusses peripheral vascular disorder, which refers to diseases of the blood vessels outside the heart and brain. Common causes include atherosclerosis, hypertension, smoking, diabetes, and high cholesterol. Symptoms include pain, tingling, numbness, weakness, and color changes in the hands and feet. Diagnosis involves tests like Doppler ultrasound, MRI angiography, and cold stimulation tests. Treatment includes medications like anticoagulants, statins, and vasodilators, as well as surgical procedures such as angioplasty, reconstructive surgery, and sometimes amputation.

1. PERIPHERAL VASCULAR
DISORDER
BY
MR.RAVISHANKAR
NURSING TUTOR
OJASWINI NURSING COLLEGE , SAGAR

2. INTRODUCTION:-
Its refers to disease of the blood vessels (arteries and
veins) located outside the heart and brain. A circulatory
condition in which narrowed blood vessels reduce blood
flow to the limbs.

5. CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS:-
•Atherosclerosis
•Hypertension
•Raynaud’s disease
•Buerger’s disease
•High cholesterol
•Smoking
•Diabetes mellitus

6. •Renal disease
•Inflammation of leg
•Pregnancy
•Increasing age above 50years

7. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Due to etiological factors
Arterial stenosis
Insufficient blood supply
Ischemia
Peripheral vascular disease

8. CLINICAL MANIFESTATION:-
Burning pain in hands fingers, feet
Tingling in hand and foot
Numbness
Weakness
Coldness in legs
Color change in feet
Hair loss
Weak pulse in arteries

9. DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION:-
Doppler ultrasonography
Cold stimulation test
Magnetic resonance angiography
Blood test

10. MEDICAL MANAGEMENT:-
•Anticoagulant medicine – heparin
•Cholesterol lowering drug- statins
•vasodilators
•Calcium channel blockers
•Medicine that increase blood supply to extremities-
cilostazol

11. SURGICAL MANAGEMENT:-
•Angioplasty
•Reconstructive surgery
•amputation