The Rational Clinical Examination
David L. Simel, Drummond Rennie
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Nadia A. Khan, Sherali A. Rahim, Sonia S. Anand, David L. Simel, Akbar Panju
Sections:
Clinical Scenarios, Why Is This an Important Question to Answer with a Clinical Examination?, Methods, Results, Scenario Resolution, Bottom Line, References
Topics Discussed:
peripheral vascular diseases
Excerpt:
"In the following cases, the clinician would like to know if the
patient has peripheral arterial disease (PAD).A 65-year-old man with a history of a myocardial infarction (MI)
is referred for problems of deep calf pain in his right leg. This
pain occurs when he walks farther than 1 city block and is relieved by
rest in less than 10 minutes. On examination, you hear a bruit over
his right common femoral artery...."
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