Physical Examination and Chronic Lower-Extremity Ischemia

Abstract

Objective: To determine the clinical utility of physical examination in patients with suspected chronic ischemia of the lower extremities.

Determinants of Capillary Refill Time in Healthy Neonates

“…Our findings are in broad agreement with reported studies [8,9]. CRT values were found to be low in low birth weight babies (<2500 grams) as compared to normal birth weight babies.…”

Comprehensive Foot Examination and Risk Assessment

“…Therefore, the assessment of PAD is important in defining overall lowerextremity risk status. Vascular examination should include palpation of the posterior tibial and dorsalis pedis pulses (10,26), which should be characterized as either "present" or "absent" (26). Diabetic patients with signs or symptoms of vascular disease (Table 2) or absent pulses on screening foot examination should undergo ankle brachial pressure index (ABI) pressure testing and be considered for a possible referral to a vascular specialist.…”

Diabetic foot syndrome: Immune-inflammatory features as possible cardiovascular markers in diabetes

“…Objective exam can help to determine the extent and distribution of peripheral vascular disease [70,71] in diabetics, but measurement of the ankle-brachial index (ABI) calculated as systolic blood pressure at posterior tibial or dorsalis pedal level compared with brachial blood pressure, is a useful method to evaluated an occlusive PAD. An ABI of ≤ 0.90, is higly sensitive and specifical for a diagnosis of PAD.…”