Question

You are assessing a patient for peripheral vascular disease in the arms, secondary to a complaint of increased weakness and a history of coronary artery disease and diabetes. you assess the brachial and radial pulses and note that they are bounding. what does that translate to on a scale of 0 to 3?

a. 1+
b. 0
c. 3+
d. 2+

Answer 1

You are assessing a patient for peripheral vascular disease in the arms, secondary to a complaint of increased weakness and a history of coronary artery disease and diabetes. You assess the brachial and radial pulses and note that they are bounding. It translates to 3+

Option C is the correct answer.