Clinical CPD topic
Peripheral arterial disease: practise, reflect and record
Practise peripheral arterial disease through five clinical cases, review the explanations and build a professional learning record. Select exercise ABI testing for typical claudication with a borderline resting ABI.
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What you’ll work on
- Select exercise ABI testing for typical claudication with a borderline resting ABI.
- Choose supervised exercise initially and vascular referral for persistently limiting claudication.
- Distinguish risk-appropriate long-term antithrombotic therapy from immediate heparin treatment for acute limb ischaemia.
Think through a clinical case
Decide how you would approach this case before opening the question session.
A 62-year-old has reproducible calf claudication and diminished pedal pulses. Resting ankle-brachial index is 0.96 with compressible arteries. Which physiological test best demonstrates flow-limiting lower-limb arterial disease?
A case from the UKMLA question bank. The session provides the answer and explanation after your attempt.
From a decision to a learning record
- Test your reasoning. Answer five questions from this topic’s clinical-content library.
- Explore the gaps. Review explanations and use Tutor to work through decisions that need more thought.
- Reflect on application. Describe what you learned and what you would change or investigate.
- Review your evidence. Confirm the activity and time spent, then retain or export your professional record.
Primary sources and further reading
Read the source in the same jurisdiction as your question session.
- College and Society for Clinical Vascular Science: Ankle Brachial Pressure Index Assessment (ABPI), Resting and Post Exercise, Version2.0 July2025UK source
- Cambridge University Hospitals: Pre- and post-exercise ABPI walking/treadmill testUK source
- Recommendations | Peripheral arterial disease: diagnosis and management | Guidance | NICEUK source
- Vascular (Guidelines) | Right DecisionsUK source
- NICE TA607: Rivaroxaban for preventing atherothrombotic events in people with coronary or peripheral artery diseaseUK source