Peripheral arterial disease and the ankle-brachial index: what home healthcare clinicians need to know

Home Healthc Nurse. 2009 Mar;27(3):160-7; quiz 168-9. doi: 10.1097/01.NHH.0000347680.00370.31.

Abstract

Registered nurses and physical therapists working in home healthcare are ideally situated to identify individuals with undiagnosed peripheral arterial disease (PAD). This article focuses on identifying PAD in the lower extremities. The purpose of this continuing education article is to assist the reader in recognizing the role of the home healthcare clinician in identifying and managing PAD. At completion of this module, participants will be able to identify key factors related to PAD, including use of the ankle-brachial index (ABI), and to identify individuals with the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Ankle Brachial Index*
  • Community Health Nursing / methods
  • Comorbidity
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Home Care Services*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / methods*
  • Mass Screening / nursing
  • Mathematics
  • Nurse's Role
  • Nursing Assessment / methods*
  • Patient Care Team
  • Patient Selection
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / etiology
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / physiopathology
  • Physical Therapy Specialty / methods
  • Risk Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index*