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When Assessing a Patient with Possible Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

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When assessing a patient with possible peripheral artery disease (PAD), the nurse obtains a brachial BP of 140/80 and an ankle pressure of 110/70. The nurse calculates the patient's ankle-brachial index (ABI) as ____________________.

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0.78 or 0.79
The ABI...

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