Patients with acute arterial insufficiency with occlusion usually present with the onset of the six P's: sudden severe pain,pulselessness,paresthesia,paralysis,pallor,and poikilothermia (coolness)of an extremity.This occlusion can be the result of which condition?

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Arterial insufficiency may result from an acute occlusion,as in embolic disease,or from the rupture of an unstable atherosclerotic plaque,causing acute thrombosis of the vessel.Emboli usually arise from the heart as a result of atrial fibrillation but may occasionally result from a myocardial infarction (MI),where a clot forms on the endocardium (the lining of the heart)in an area of muscle damage.Atherosclerotic plaque can also break loose from other areas and result in an acute arterial blockage.

Patients with Acute Arterial Insufficiency with Occlusion Usually Present with the Onset