Instructions
You are a medical student on placement in the vascular surgery clinic. Norman Lockyer, 66, has a year of right calf pain on walking despite six months of supervised exercise. His CT angiogram is back and the surgeon has offered angioplasty and a stent.
Explain the CT result to Mr Lockyer
Explain angioplasty and stenting and obtain his consent
- You do not need to take a history or examine the patient
CT angiogram
6 cm occlusion of the right superficial femoral artery; good flow below the knee. Creatinine 84.