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Intermittent claudication leg pain is characterized as pain that occurs:
a. With activity and is relieved by rest.
. Only during the night.
c. In the absence of activity with the leg in a dependent position.
d. When the leg is elevated such as when the patient is lying supine. -
ANSWER ✔✔a. With activity and is relieved by rest.
,As you examine a patient's lower extremity you observe a thin leg with
dry skin and very little hair; the ABI is 0.5. From this data, what condition
would you assess to be present?
a. Arterial insufficiency.
b. Venous hypertension.
c. Neuropathy.
d. Mixed arterial/venous ulcer. - ANSWER ✔✔a. Arterial insufficiency.
Which of the following statements about inelastic compression bandages
is accurate?
a. They are only effective in the ambulatory patient.
b. They may be used when the ABI = 0.5 or less.
c. They can only be used after edema is reduced.
d. They provide sustained compression whether the patient is
ambulatory or immobile. - ANSWER ✔✔a. They are only effective in
the ambulatory patient.
, What is Mrs. Lang's foot deformity called when there is a rocker bottom
appearance to her foot?
a. Claw toes.
b. Charcot's joint.
c. Hammer toes.
d. Onychomycosis. - ANSWER ✔✔b. Charcot's joint.
Which of the following statements about contact casting is correct?
a. The contact cast is a multi-layer graduated compression wrap.
b. The patient can be instructed to replace the contact cast every 7 days.
c. It may be used when the ulcer is infected.
d. The contact cast redistributes the weight of the diabetic foot. -
ANSWER ✔✔d. The contact cast redistributes the weight of the
diabetic foot.
Mrs. Anderson has dependent rubor and elevation pallor of her right
lower extremity. The systolic pressure in her R. arm is 170 mmHg; L arm
is 165 mmHg, R. dorsal pedis systolic pressure was 100 mmHg and the
posterior tibial pressure was 95 mmHg. What is Mrs. Anderson's ABI for
the RLE?
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