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1
Q

Pad is an occlusive disease of the?

A

Lower extremity

2
Q

Does the damage surrounding tissue occur above or below arterial occlusion?

A

Below

3
Q

Would you feel a pulse in a leg with pad?

A

No,it will be absent

4
Q

What with the leg look like?

A

,

cool,

pale,

Hairless

Thick toenails

5
Q

What is intermittent clarification?

A

Muscle pain from decreased blood supply

Pain comes and goes

6
Q

Teach client not to do 3 things ?

A

Smoke

Wear tight clothes

Apply direct heat to leg

7
Q

Teach client to?

A

Inspect skin daily

Take prescribe meds

Exercise

8
Q

What procedures improves 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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