Flashcards in Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Deck (9)
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PAD is an occlusive disease of the ____ _____
Lower extremities
2
Does the damage to surrounding tissue occur above arterial occlusion?
Below
3
Would you feel a pulse in a leg with PAD
No, it would be absent
4
What would the leg look like?
Hairless, cool, pale, thick toenails
5
What is intermittent claudication?
Muscle pain from decreased blood supply' pain comes and goes
6
Teach client not to?
Smoke, wear tight clothes, apply direct heat to legs
7
Teach client to?
Exercise,inspect skin daily, take prescribed meds
8
What procedures improve PAD?
Bypass surgery, angioplasty
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