Case of the Month-March

A 50-year-old man with history of hypertension presented to an outside hospital with numbness and tingling of the left lower extremity for 2-3 days. He initially attributed his symptoms to chronic sciatica, but he eventually presented to the local ED after his foot became cool, dark, and more painful. On examination, he was found to have no flow in his left lower extremity.

Image of his leg shown here: http://medicine.emory.edu/images/faculty-staff/caseofthemonthmar-2017.jpg

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Thanks to Dr. Bryan Wells (Assistant Professor of Cardiology) and Taylor Lebeis (Cardiology Fellow) for March's Case of the Month!

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* 1. What explained this patient’s symptoms and what do you recommend?

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* 1. What explained this patient’s symptoms and what do you recommend?

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