Acute arterial ischemia: Difference between revisions
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Peripheral artery disease]] | |||
*[[Vascular injury]] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 8 June 2015
Background
Clinical Features
6 Ps
- Pain - Claudication or pain with leg elevation; typically earliest sign
- Paraesthesia - May be associated with weakness; preservation of light touch is good guide to viability
- Pallor
- Paralysis
- Pulselessness - May be accompanied by skin changes; late finding
- Poikilothermia - Limb is cool to touch when compared to other side; late finding