Peripheral Arterial Disease Flashcards
1
Q
Major risk factors for peripheral arterial disease
A
Smoking And DM
Minor: htn hyperlipidemia fam history obesity
2
Q
What are the clinical features of pad
A
Intermittent claudication(pain on exercise) leading to critical limb ischaemia(rest pain) leading to ulceration and gangrene
3
Q
Define intermittent claudication
A
Pain on exertion usually in calves
Reproducible pain
Relieved by short rest 2-5 mins
4
Q
What makes up lerichie syndrome
A
Claudication of buttocks impotence and absent distal pulses
5
Q
What is the gold standard for investigating pad
A
Ct angiogram
