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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about peripheral vascular disease.

9 doctors weighed in across 7 answers

Ignore: Pad is very common and i would like to have a quick office screening with an abi.

Answered 11/27/2017

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Dr. Nina Hall answered

Specializes in Surgery

Ignore: Family history, smoking history, history of leg or foot pain relieved by dangling legs..

Answered 6/13/2014

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Dr. Christopher Varughese answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Ignore: Inquire about the correlation between peripheral vascular disease and coronary artery disease.

Answered 4/11/2015

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Dr. M. Hytham Beck answered

Specializes in Surgery

Ignore: Ask about diet,exercise medication Doppler vascular test and lipid profile and medication.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Ignore: Request that your physician refer you for an "ABI" study. Can tell if you have PAD and risk for CAD.

Answered 8/9/2015

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Ignore: Ask to have a pulse exam if you smoked, have diabetes, or other risks, including family history.

Answered 9/19/2015

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Dr. Herve Dumont answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Ignore: Vascular Ultrasound, blood tests and possible peripheral angiography.

Answered 12/18/2015

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