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