About P.A.D.: Women and P.A.D.: P.A.D. Quiz
P.A.D. Quiz
1. Who is more likely to get P.A.D.? (Check all that apply)
People over age 50
People who smoke or used to smoke
People who have diabetes
People who have high blood pressure
People of African American ethnicity
People who have had heart disease, a heart attack or a stroke
People who have a family history of P.A.D., heart attack or stroke
People over age 50
People who smoke or used to smoke
People who have diabetes
People who have high blood pressure
People of African American ethnicity
People who have had heart disease, a heart attack or a stroke
People who have a family history of P.A.D., heart attack or stroke
Answer 1: All of the types of people listed are more likely to get P.A.D.
2. Who can diagnose P.A.D.? (Check all that apply)
A doctor
A nurse
A dentist
A vascular disease specialist
A physician assistant
A doctor
A nurse
A dentist
A vascular disease specialist
A physician assistant
Answer 2: Each of the health care providers listed can diagnose P.A.D. except for a dentist.
3. What test is often used to diagnose P.A.D.? (Check all that apply)
A blood pressure check
An ankle-brachial index (ABI) test
A blood test
A urine test
A blood pressure check
An ankle-brachial index (ABI) test
A blood test
A urine test
Answer 3: P.A.D. can be diagnosed by the ankle-brachial index test (ABI), an easy, inexpensive and painless test that compares the blood pressure in the ankles to the blood pressure in the arms.
4. Besides leg pain, which of these are symptoms of P.A.D.? (Check all that apply)
Chest pain
Joint pain
Feeling tired all the time
Skin wounds or ulcers on the feet that are slow to heal
Foot or toe pain at rest that often disturbs sleep
Chest pain
Joint pain
Feeling tired all the time
Skin wounds or ulcers on the feet that are slow to heal
Foot or toe pain at rest that often disturbs sleep
Answer 4: Besides leg pain or cramping, skin wounds or foot ulcers that are slow to heal or foot or toe pain at rest that often disturbs sleep are symptoms of P.A.D.
5. Which of these is a treatment for P.A.D.? (Check all that apply)
Getting massages for leg pain
Controlling high blood pressure
Getting help quitting smoking
Lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol
Taking aspirin or other antiplatelet medication
Participating in a supervised exercise program
Getting massages for leg pain
Controlling high blood pressure
Getting help quitting smoking
Lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol
Taking aspirin or other antiplatelet medication
Participating in a supervised exercise program
Answer 5: All of the choices listed, except for massages for leg pain, make up the treatment approach for P.A.D. and will also lower a person’s risk for heart attack and stroke. If needed, your health care provider can refer to a specialist for procedures or surgery to treat arteries that are severely blocked.
6. What can people do to reduce their risk for P.A.D.? (Check all that apply)
Get help to quit smoking
Control your blood pressure
Lower your LDL (bad) cholesterol
Manage your blood glucose (sugar)
Follow a healthy eating plan
Get regular exercise
Get help to quit smoking
Control your blood pressure
Lower your LDL (bad) cholesterol
Manage your blood glucose (sugar)
Follow a healthy eating plan
Get regular exercise
Answer 6: All of the choices listed will help to prevent and to control P.A.D.
