Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) is defined as an abnormal condition causing partial or complete obstruction of blood flow to or from arteries/veins outside of the chest. Which of the following is an example of PVD?

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Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) is defined as an abnormal condition causing partial or complete obstruction of blood flow to or from arteries/veins outside of the chest. Which of the following is an example of PVD?

Peripheral vascular disease refers to problems with blood flow in vessels outside the heart and lungs. A deep vein thrombosis fits this because a clot in a deep leg vein obstructs venous blood return in the peripheral circulation, which is exactly the type of peripheral vascular obstruction described. In contrast, angina and myocardial infarction involve the heart’s own arteries (the coronary circulation) and pulmonary embolism involves the lungs’ arteries (the pulmonary circulation) within the chest, not the peripheral vessels. So the deep vein thrombosis is the correct example of PVD.

Peripheral vascular disease refers to problems with blood flow in vessels outside the heart and lungs. A deep vein thrombosis fits this because a clot in a deep leg vein obstructs venous blood return in the peripheral circulation, which is exactly the type of peripheral vascular obstruction described. In contrast, angina and myocardial infarction involve the heart’s own arteries (the coronary circulation) and pulmonary embolism involves the lungs’ arteries (the pulmonary circulation) within the chest, not the peripheral vessels. So the deep vein thrombosis is the correct example of PVD.

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