NREMT Paramedic

Category - Medical

While you are assessing a patient, he tells you that he has a history of PVD. What does PVD stand for?
  1. Profuse Vaginal Discharge
  2. Prostate Venereal Disease
  3. Peripheral Vascular Disease
  4. Psychotic Variable Disorder
Explanation
Answer: C - The abbreviation PVD stands for peripheral vascular disease. It is the most common disease of the arteries caused by fatty build-up of materials inside the vessels until it becomes blocked, narrowed or weakened. Most people who suffer from this disease take medication for it, so it is important to ask what medications they are currently taking.
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