PAD Basics
The official name for the condition of narrowed arteries reducing blood flow to the limbs.
What is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)?
This distal symptom -- similar to your ex’s heart, is associated with PAD
What is coldness in the lower leg or foot?
This sugary villain sweetens your chance of developing PAD.
What is diabetes?
This other term for blood vessel health professional provides PAD diagnosis
What is a vascular specialist (or primary care doctor)?
PAD most commonly affects this set of limbs
What are the legs?
If your legs feel like they just ran a marathon, it might be this classic (sort of "clot"-sounding) PAD symptom.
What is claudication?
This symptom causes your friends to think you may shave your lower extremities
What is hair loss on the legs or feet?
When your BP is too high -- aka this term, PAD may not be far behind.
What is hypertension (HTN)?
This treatment walks the line as the the 1st prescription for PAD.
What is a [supervised] walking/exercise program?
Not starting this dirty habit is the #1 action you can take to reduce PAD progression. Bonus: your lungs will thank you.
What is quitting smoking?
This significant risk factor for PAD blows smoke in the face of good circulation.
What is smoking?
This type of PAD is not symptomatic but still causes damage. All you need is an "a".
What is asymptomatic PAD?
This bad (Loser) cholesterol likes to clog up arteries like a hairball in a drain.
What is LDL (low-density lipoprotein)?
This anti-clotter medication thins the blood and calms angry arteries. (Think aspirin with a mission.)
What are antiplatelets / anticoagulants (e.g., aspirin, clopidogrel)?
PAD isn’t just about poor circulation—it’s also a red flag for this major cardiac event.
What is a heart attack?
PAD targets this pumping, cyclical system
What is the circulatory system?
If your leg turns pale when elevated and red when lowered, it’s not a red gem, but this adjective
What is [dependent] rubor?
One of the most profound contributors to PAD is this idle habit
What is physical inactivity (sedentary lifestyle)?
This procedure meaning arteries and unblock uses a balloon to reopen blocked arteries
What is angioplasty?
PAD can create a clot in this vital cranial organ, and cause this life-threatening event (2 answers)
What is the brain / cause stroke/CVA
Keep all the limbs you were born with to avoid this life-changing surgery
What is amputation?
When toes go numb and O2 is decreased to the limb, PAD causes this Critical Limb I -
What is [critical limb] ischemia?
When family history contributes to a PAD diagnosis, you can connect it to this term
What is genetics?
For severely blocked arteries, this surgical reroute acts like a vascular detour sign.
What is bypass graft surgery?
Contributing to a heart attack or stroke, PAD affliction evolves inside this system
What is the cardiovascular?