The patient was well until 2 months prior to admission, when she developed bilateral lower extremity claudication. The pain progressed gradually until it occurred at rest. She also experienced fatigue ...
Dr. James Rathmell answers the question: 'Leg Pain Due To Poor Blood Flow?' — -- Question: How Do I Know That My Leg Pain Is Due To Poor Blood Flow (Claudication)? Answer: It can be very ...
Preoperative statins are associated with improved limb salvage after lower extremity revascularization, either endovascular or surgical. Patients who benefit most seem to be those with claudication, ...
The study was conducted as a subanalysis of the larger Nitric Oxide for Peripheral Arterial Insufficiency (NO PAIN) phase I study. [16] The NO PAIN study, phase I, was a randomized, double-blind, ...
Mr. A, age 22 years, came to the campus health services with a chief complaint of bilateral lower-extremity weakness that began several days earlier. He explained that he had an upper respiratory ...
Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which can include symptoms such as pain in the legs, who participated in supervised treadmill exercise improved their walking endurance and quality of ...
MEDICAL therapy has been disappointing in the painful and disabling effects of arteriosclerosis of the lower extremities. In the past fifteen years an increasing number of patients have been subjected ...
A man recently diagnosed with pityriasis rubra pilaris was started on methotrexate (Rheumatrex, Trexall) and acitretin (Soriatane). Within two weeks of initiating treatment, he presented with ...
To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a general term usually ...