Systemic inquiry
- Symptoms indicating vascular disease elsewhere
- chest pain
- Fainting
- weakness in limbs
- parathesia
- blurring of vision
- other system inquiry; as in any other patient
History:
- Pain: Acute, acute-on-chronic, chronic- intermittent claudication
- Site, severity,
- Time taken for appearance and disappearance
- Walking distance, progression,
- Paresthesia (numbness, pins and needle)
- Rest pain
- Discoloration
- Ulceration
- Smoking
Past Medical History
- MI
- Stroke
- Diabetes
- Previous episode of claudication
- Dyslipidemia
- Hypertension
Family history Genetic predisposition: Other family members may be suffering from vascular disease