Patient was educated on complications that can arise if peripheral artery disease is caused by atherosclerosis as follows: Atherosclerosis If your peripheral artery disease is caused by a buildup of plaques in your blood vessels (atherosclerosis), you're also at risk of developing- Critical limb ischemia and stroke/heart attack. Critical limb ischemia This condition begins as open sores that don't heal, an injury, or an infection of your feet or legs. Critical limb ischemia occurs when [...]

Patient was educated on the symptoms of peripheral artery disease as follows: Weak pulse in the affected limb, as the circulation is blocked. The affected limb can be cold to touch, as the blood supply is compromised. A limb with normal blood supply will be felt warm to touch. Painful cramping in the muscles of lower extremity, especially in the calf and thigh muscles. This pain can be more intense during ambulation and ease upon [...]

Patient was instructed on the risk factors for development of the peripheral artery disease as follows: Chronic smoking history. Poorly managed diabetes. Elevated cholesterol levels with history of plaque formation. Poorly managed hypertension. Family history of peripheral artery disease.

Patient was educated on peripheral artery disease as follows: Peripheral artery disease is a condition in which blood supply to the distal parts of the extremities is compromised, secondary to collapsed blood vessels. The collapse of blood vessels can be secondary to various conditions, such as, chronic smoking history, cholesterol deposits in the blood vessels blocking the blood supply, or poorly managed diabetes. Peripheral artery disease symptoms are characteristically seen in bilateral lower extremities, as [...]