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==Management==
==Management==
*[[Unfractionated heparin]]
#[[Unfractionated heparin]]
**80 units/kg bolus; then infuse 18units/kg/hr
#*80 units/kg bolus; then infuse 18units/kg/hr
*[[ASA]]
#[[ASA]]
*Dependent positioning
#Dependent positioning
*Pain control
#Pain control
*Fluid resuscitation and treatment of heart failure as needed to improve limb perfusion
#Fluid resuscitation and treatment of heart failure as needed to improve limb perfusion
*Vascular surgery consultation (clot retrieval, balloon angioplasty, intraarterial tPA, stenting, bypass)
#Vascular surgery consultation (clot retrieval, balloon angioplasty, intraarterial tPA, stenting, bypass)


==Disposition==
==Disposition==

Revisión del 17:39 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

  1. Unfractionated heparin
    • 80 units/kg bolus; then infuse 18units/kg/hr
  2. ASA
  3. Dependent positioning
  4. Pain control
  5. Fluid resuscitation and treatment of heart failure as needed to improve limb perfusion
  6. Vascular surgery consultation (clot retrieval, balloon angioplasty, intraarterial tPA, stenting, bypass)

Disposition

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