A patient presents to the clinic complaining of the inability to grasp objects with her right hand. The patients right arm is cool and has a difference in blood pressure of more than $20 \mathrm{~mm} \mathrm{Hg}$ compared with her left arm. The nurse should expect that the primary care provider may diagnose the woman with what health problem?

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The patient with upper extremity arterial occlusive disease typically complains of arm fatigue and pain with exercise (forearm claudication) and inability to hold or grasp objects (e.g., combing hair, placing objects on shelves above the head) and, occasionally, difficulty driving. Assessment findings include coolness and pallor of the affected extremity, decreased capillary refill, and a difference in arm blood pressures of more than $20 \mathrm{~mm} \mathrm{Hg}$. These symptoms are not closely associated with Raynauds or lymphedema. The upper extremities are rare sites for VTE.

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