When caring for a patient with peripheral arterial disease, which symptom would alert the nurse to critical limb ischemia?
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Correct answer: Rest pain with non-healing ulcers or gangrene
Critical limb ischemia features rest pain, non-healing ulcers or gangrene from severe arterial perfusion deficit—an urgent vascular problem.
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