A 61-year-old woman with PAD and ABI 0.85 asks about toe pressure testing. When is it useful?...

Question

A 61-year-old woman with PAD and ABI 0.85 asks about toe pressure testing. When is it useful?

Accepted Answer

When ABI is >1.40 or suspected noncompressible vessels or to assess wound healing/CLTI

Answer

Never indicated

Answer

Only after amputation

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Only if venous insufficiency suspected

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Only if ABI

us-abim MCQ (SBA): PAD-Toe Pressure/TBI