07-26-2014, 07:42 PM
A 57-year-old obese man with a history of smoking, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension presents with pain in his legs while walking. On further questioning, he reveals that the pain starts in his buttocks and extends down his thighs and into his calves. Previously, the pain disappeared with the cessation of activity, but lately it persisted in his feet even at rest. His symptoms can best be explained by which of the following?
a. Decreased permeability of endothelium
b. Narrowing and calcification of vessels
c. Peripheral emboli formation
d. Thrombus formation
e. Weakening of vessel wall
a. Decreased permeability of endothelium
b. Narrowing and calcification of vessels
c. Peripheral emboli formation
d. Thrombus formation
e. Weakening of vessel wall
