Symptom Finder - Peripheral Arteriosclerosis
PERIPHERAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
A 62-year-old black male complains that when he goes for his morning walk he repeatedly gets severe cramps in his legs on walking one block. Examination shows his dorsalis pedis and tibialis pulses are diminished in both lower extremities. You diagnose peripheral arteriosclerosis and put him on pentoxifylline (Trental). What other conditions should you consider?
1. Leriche syndrome
2. Buerger disease
3. Spinal stenosis
4. Hyperlipemia
5. Diabetes mellitus
6. Hyponatremia
7. Hypocalcemia
8. Hypoparathyroidism
A 62-year-old black male complains that when he goes for his morning walk he repeatedly gets severe cramps in his legs on walking one block. Examination shows his dorsalis pedis and tibialis pulses are diminished in both lower extremities. You diagnose peripheral arteriosclerosis and put him on pentoxifylline (Trental). What other conditions should you consider?
1. Leriche syndrome
2. Buerger disease
3. Spinal stenosis
4. Hyperlipemia
5. Diabetes mellitus
6. Hyponatremia
7. Hypocalcemia
8. Hypoparathyroidism