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Peripheral arterial disease laboratory findings
Introduction
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Laboratory Findings
Laboratory Findings
| Clinical Presentation | Noninvasive Vascular Test |
| Asymptomatic lower extremity PAD | ABI (with stress studies for functional claudication) |
| Claudication | ABI, PVR, or segmental pressures; Duplex ultrasound; Exercise test with ABI; PE to assess functional status |
| Possible pseudoclaudication | Exercise test with ABI; EMG and MRI for neurogenic etiologies |
| Possible sympathetic pain syndromes | Thermography (Sympathetic Skin Response Testing) for RSD and CRPS |
| Postoperative vein graft follow-up | Duplex ultrasound |
| Femoral pseudoaneurysm, iliac or popliteal aneurysm | Duplex ultrasound |
| Suspected aortic aneurysm; serial AAA follow-up | Abdominal ultrasound, CTA, or MRA |
| Candidate for revascularization | Duplex ultrasound, MR angiography, or CTA |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Robert G. Schwartz, M.D. [2], Piedmont Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, P.A.; Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]