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==Management== | ==Management== | ||
*Emergency vascular surgery consult (General surgery if vascular not available) | |||
*[[Heparin]] drip | |||
==Disposition== | ==Disposition== | ||
Revisión del 17:32 8 jun 2015
Background
Clinical Features
6 Ps
- Pain - Claudication or pain with leg elevation; typically earliest sign
- Paraesthesia - May be associated with weakness; preservation of light touch is good guide to viability
- Pallor
- Paralysis
- Pulselessness - May be accompanied by skin changes; late finding
- Poikilothermia - Limb is cool to touch when compared to other side; late finding
Differential Diagnosis
Diagnosis
Management
- Emergency vascular surgery consult (General surgery if vascular not available)
- Heparin drip