Question

A patient complains of leg pain that wakes him at night. he states that he "has been having problems" with his legs. he has pain in his legs when they are elevated that disappears when he dangles them. he recently noticed "a sore" on the inner aspect of the right ankle. on the basis of this health history information, the nurse interprets that the patient is most likely experiencing

Answer 1

ANS: problems related to arterial insufficiency. Night leg pain is common in aging adults; it may indicate the ischemic rest of peripheral vascular disease. Alterations in arterial circulation cause pain that becomes worse with leg elevation and is eased when the extremity is dangeled <span />