In-Clinic Screening Check List
The first step to identifying patients with PAD is a vascular physical examination which would include:
Patient History
Physical Examination to detect:
- Decreased or absent pulses
- Presence of Bruits
- Muscle atrophy
- Leg hair loss
- Pallor or cyanosis
- Cool extremities
- Ulcers or gangrene
Diagnostic Tests, such as:
- Ankle Brachial Index (ABI)
- Stress ABI (>25% decrease in ABIs with exercise)
- Duplex ultrasound
- CT angiogram
- MRA (magnetic resonance angiography)
- Angiography (gold standard for diagnosis and treatment)