A 67-year-old man with diabetes has exertional calf pain relieved by rest. Ankle-brachial index is 0.72. He has no rest pain or tissue loss. Which of

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A 67-year-old man with diabetes has exertional calf pain relieved by rest. Ankle-brachial index is 0.72. He has no rest pain or tissue loss. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?

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Start supervised exercise therapy and antiplatelet/statin risk reduction

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Prescribe bed rest

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Schedule major amputation

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Use anticoagulation as sole therapy

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Order immediate thrombolysis

Peripheral arterial disease — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

A 67-year-old man with diabetes has exertional calf pain relieved by rest. Ankle-brachial index is 0.72. He has no rest pain or tissue loss. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?