CARDIOLOGY
MITRAL REGURGITATION
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Question
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Which is not a physical exam finding of peripheral artery disease?
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Clubbing of fingernails
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Shiny, hairless legs
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Intermittent claudication
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Thin, brittle fingernails
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The classic 5 P’s: pulselessness, pain, pallor, paresthesia and paralysis should trigger the possibility of acute limb ischemia.
Detailed explanation-2: -Essential to the physical examination of a patient with claudication is a complete lower-extremity evaluation and pulse examination, including measurement of segmental pressures (see the image below). Atrophy of calf muscles, loss of extremity hair, and thickened toenails are clues to underlying PAOD.
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