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1
Q

PAD is an occlusive disease of the ____ _____

A

Lower extremities

2
Q

Does the damage to surrounding tissue occur above arterial occlusion?

A

Below

3
Q

Would you feel a pulse in a leg with PAD

A

No, it would be absent

4
Q

What would the leg look like?

A

Hairless, cool, pale, thick toenails

5
Q

What is intermittent claudication?

A

Muscle pain from decreased blood supply’ pain comes and goes

6
Q

Teach client not to?

A

Smoke, wear tight clothes, apply direct heat to legs

7
Q

Teach client to?

A

Exercise,inspect skin daily, take prescribed meds

8
Q

What procedures improve PAD?

A

Bypass surgery, angioplasty

9
Q

What does a leg with a venous occlusion look like?

A

Brown/purple discoloration, edema, weeping fluid

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