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ghost! · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A 65-year-old patient is experiencing pain in his left calf when he exercises that disappears after resting for a few minutes. The nurse recognizes that this description is most consistent with _______ the left leg.

a. Venous obstruction of
b. Claudication due to venous abnormalities in
c. Ischemia caused by a partial blockage of an artery supplying
d. Ischemia caused by the complete blockage of an artery supplying

Question 2

The nurse is reviewing the blood supply to the arm. The major artery supplying the arm is the _____ artery.

a. Ulnar
b. Radial
c. Brachial
d. Deep palmar

ErinKing · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Ischemia is a deficient supply of oxygenated arterial blood to a tissue. A partial blockage creates an insufficient supply, and the ischemia may be apparent only during exercise when oxygen needs increase.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The major artery supplying the arm is the brachial artery. The brachial artery bifurcates into the ulnar and radial arteries immediately below the elbow. In the hand, the ulnar and radial arteries form two arches known as the superficial and deep palmar arches.