#165 Peripheral Arterial Disease: 5 Pearls Segment

Why are we missing peripheral arterial disease (PAD)? How is it diagnosed using the Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)? What treatments improve symptoms and reduce cardiovascular risks? When should revascularization be considered?

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Transcript and Show notes

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Timestamps:

(02:23) | PEARL 1: When to suspect PAD? Risk factors?

(07:34) | PEARL 2: How to work up PAD?

(16:26) | PEARL 3: Improving symptoms and quality of life 

(25:38) | PEARL 4: Approach to therapy: Preventing CV mortality 

(33:53) | PEARL 5: Deeper Dive into Antithrombotic Therapy and Anticoagulation 

(39:09) | PEARL 6: Who needs revascularization? 

Tags: CoreIM, PAD, Peripheral Arterial Disease, ABI, claudication, vascular medicine, revascularization, internal medicine, smoking cessation, lipid management, primary care, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, cilostazol. supervised exercise therapy

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