Question

You are working with a patient with PAD causing claudication. The pain with walking 5 minutes is at a severity level that their attention cannot be diverted from the pain. What would this be classified on the claudication scale? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

Answer 1

C. 3

On the claudication scale, a severity level where the pain with walking 5 minutes is so intense that the patient's attention cannot be diverted from the pain is typically classified as Grade 3 claudication.