ANATOMY
LIMB VASCULATURE
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Question
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All of this are the features of critical limb ischemia EXCEPt
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Rest pain
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Gangrene
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Ischemic ulcers
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Intermittent claudication
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Patients with claudication typically have an ankle-brachial index of 0.5 to 0.8, while patients with critical limb ischemia usually have an ankle-brachial index of 0.4 or less. Vascular laboratories also use Doppler probes to measure the pulse volume waveform at segmental locations in the leg arteries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Characteristic physical findings of ALI include the 5Ps-acute onset of progressive pain in the affected limb (pain), pulselessness, pallor, paresthesia, and paralysis.
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