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ER Case: Leg Pain with Walking. What's Your First Test?

✅ Don't miss out! Subscribe to Doctor Why on Telegram: https://t.me/doctorwhymed_bot (press start, and choose your plan) 🌟A 65-year-old man with a long history of smoking and type 2 diabetes presents with a complaint of cramping pain in his right calf. He states the pain occurs after walking two blocks and is reliably relieved by a few minutes of rest. On physical exam, his right dorsalis pedis pulse is non-palpable. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step to confirm the diagnosis? a) Order a CT angiogram of the lower extremities. b) Obtain a venous duplex ultrasound to rule out deep vein thrombosis (DVT). c) Measure the ankle-brachial index (ABI). d) Refer the patient for a structured exercise program. === The correct answer is c) Measure the ankle-brachial index (ABI). #pad #atherosclerosis #abi Professor Armen Astvatsatryan, MD, PhD, ScD, FESC. First Dean and Founder of Faculty of Public Health of European Regional Educational Academy (now University). One of 100 of the International Biographical Center`s (Cambridge, England) Top Health Professionals - 2007. [email protected]   / armenastvatsatryan