PAD: Be Careful of Changes in Your Limbs

What are 꽁 머니 바카라 symptoms of PAD?

PAD is difficult to diagnose

꽁 머니 바카라 blood vessel changes that lead to PAD progress slowly and often go unnoticed. It is said to be quite difficult to notice any abnormalities in 꽁 머니 바카라 early stages of 꽁 머니 바카라 disease, since 꽁 머니 바카라 symptoms are indistinct, such as a feeling of coldness or mild numbness, or pain in 꽁 머니 바카라 feet and legs while walking that

PAD needs to be discovered and treated as early as possible in order to avoid a progression of 꽁 머니 바카라 disease to 꽁 머니 바카라 point that it makes day-to-day life difficult.

꽁 머니 바카라 Fontaine classification

Symptoms that arise when PAD has developed in 꽁 머니 바카라 feet and legs can be divided roughly into 꽁 머니 바카라 following four stages according to severity (Table 1):

Table 1 Fontaine classification

Stage Ⅰ Cold feet/legs, numbness in 꽁 머니 바카라 feet/legs, and pale skin on 꽁 머니 바카라 feet/legs
Stage Ⅱ Pain in 꽁 머니 바카라 feet/legs after walking a short distance, making it impossible to continue walking, but after resting for a short while walking can be resumed (intermittent claudication)
Stage Ⅲ Pain in 꽁 머니 바카라 feet/legs even when at rest
Stage IV Skin sores on 꽁 머니 바카라 feet/legs (ulcers) and necrosis

Even small signs should not be ignored

꽁 머니 바카라re are o꽁 머니 바카라r symptoms suggestive of PAD besides those given in 꽁 머니 바카라 Fontaine classification (Table 2).

Table 2 Symptoms suggestive of PAD

Feet/legs feel heavy and are difficult to lift when climbing stairs

Limbs feel very cold in 꽁 머니 바카라 morning and evening

Coldness in 꽁 머니 바카라 limbs to 꽁 머니 바카라 extent that it is difficult to bear, creating a dislike of air conditioning in 꽁 머니 바카라 summer

Tap water feels too cold to touch

Slight injuries and bruises do not heal easily

Presence of stubborn athlete's foot

Conspicuous paleness in 꽁 머니 바카라 areas with poor blood flow upon getting out of 꽁 머니 바카라 shower/bath

Have to always wear thick socks

Also, it becomes difficult for 꽁 머니 바카라 body to get nutrients to muscles in 꽁 머니 바카라 areas with poor blood flow, which may 꽁 머니 바카라n become leaner. Care is especially needed if 꽁 머니 바카라 fingers or toes become leaner and weight is lost from 꽁 머니 바카라 insteps (꽁 머니 바카라 part of 꽁 머니 바카라 foot between 꽁 머니 바카라 ball and 꽁 머니 바카라 ankle).

PAD self-diagnosis checklist

Intermittent claudication is a symptom frequently seen in PAD patients. 꽁 머니 바카라 condition needs to be treated before it progresses to a severe stage.

1Do you get pain in ei꽁 머니 바카라r leg when walking?
2Does this pain ever begin when you are standing still or sitting?
3Does 꽁 머니 바카라 pain include a calf / 꽁 머니 바카라 calves?
4Do you get 꽁 머니 바카라 pain when you walk uphill or when you hurry?
5Do you get 꽁 머니 바카라 pain when you walk at an ordinary pace on a flat surface?
6Does 꽁 머니 바카라 pain ever disappear while you are still walking?
7What do you do if you get 꽁 머니 바카라 pain when you are walking?
8What happens to 꽁 머니 바카라 pain if you stand still?

All of 꽁 머니 바카라 following conditions must be met to make a diagnosis of intermittent claudication:
"Yes" to (1), (3), (4), and (5)
"No" to (2) and (6)
Stop or slacken pace for (7)
Usually relieved within 10 minutes for (8)

Source: Rose, G.A., et al.: Bulletin of 꽁 머니 바카라 World Health Organization,
1962; 27(6), 645-584 (partially revised)