Investigating limb ischemia (summary)
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This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Limb ischaemia is a relatively uncommon, but potentially limb (and life) threatening situation. There are many potential causes.
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Summary
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questions
- are symptoms new?
- does exercise trigger pain?
- is it bilateral or unilateral?
- is there rest pain?
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investigations
- CT angiogram
- accurate assessment of vascular supply
- clear demonstration of vascular anatomy
- readily available
- MR angiogram
- most scanners can perform an MRA
- some will allow an MRA without contrast
- subtraction imaging gives a roadmap of disease
- DSA
- gold standard
- contrast injected via catheter directly into vessel
- CT angiogram
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making the request
- know the history and examination findings
- what is the question?
- common pathology
-<p><strong>Limb ischaemia</strong> is a relatively uncommon, but potentially limb (and life) threatening situation. There are many potential causes.</p><h4>Reference article</h4><p>This is a <a href="/articles/summary-article">summary article</a>; we do not have a more in-depth reference article.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>- +<h6>This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists</h6><p><strong>Limb ischaemia</strong> is a relatively uncommon, but potentially limb (and life) threatening situation. There are many potential causes.</p><h4>Reference article</h4><p>This is a <a href="/articles/summary-article">summary article</a>; we do not have a more in-depth reference article.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>
-<strong>common pathology</strong><ul><li><a title="Peripheral arterial disease (summary)" href="/articles/peripheral-arterial-disease-summary">peripheral arterial disease</a></li></ul>- +<strong>common pathology</strong><ul><li><a href="/articles/peripheral-arterial-disease-summary">peripheral arterial disease</a></li></ul>
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