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Title: Peripheral Artery Diseases
Description: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition that causes reduced blood flow to the tissues in the extremities, which can lead to tissue damage and ischemia
Description: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition that causes reduced blood flow to the tissues in the extremities, which can lead to tissue damage and ischemia
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Peripheral Artery Disease
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Peripheral artery disease, a condition that causes a reduction in
blood flow to the tissues within the extremities
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If not fixed, it can lead to ischemia, which can
be severe
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The next most common cause is
embolic, which is caused by an embolus
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In chronic and slow progressive
cases, it's more likely thrombotic
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Understanding the type of limb pain is crucial as it determines the
severity and urgency of intervention
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If a patient experiences claudication pain, which is caused by a
vascular issue, it's important to know what exacerbates the pain
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If the pain improves when the legs are hanging, it's
because blood can move more easily with gravity
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If rest
pain lasts for more than two weeks or there are arterial ulcers, it may
indicate critical limb ischemia
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Arterial ulcers look dry
and punched out, which contrasts with venous ulcers
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This includes: Decreased
color Cold extremities Less hair Thin skin Thin nails This can progress
to arterial ulcers, dry gangrene, and wet gangrene
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Wet gangrene can
potentially progress to a septic type of nature
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If there is no blood flow
past the area of the embolus, there will be no pulse palpated distal to
the site
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The first-line test to use
is an ankle-brachial index (ABI)
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The next test is a duplex ultrasound
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Title: Peripheral Artery Diseases
Description: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition that causes reduced blood flow to the tissues in the extremities, which can lead to tissue damage and ischemia
Description: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition that causes reduced blood flow to the tissues in the extremities, which can lead to tissue damage and ischemia