Vascular lesions

Signs & symptoms

• Fatigue and cramping symptoms in lower limbs made worse by activity.
• Night cramps.
• Altered colour of limb extremities.
• Reduced hair growth on legs.
• Thin/pale skin that won't heal.
• Weak/absent pulses.
• DVT.
• Aneuryms-pulsatile mass, syncope, ischemic limbs.

Risk factors

• Smoker or previous smoker
• Hypertension
• Over 50 years of age
• Male> female
• Obesity
• History of cerebrovascular accident/ischemic heart disease/diabetes mellitus (CVA/ IHD/ DM)
• Family history if cardiovascular conditions
• Poor lifestyle factors
• Trauma
• Surgery
• Cardiac pacemaker
• Malignancy
• Pregnancy or oral contraceptives
• Indwelling central venous catheter.

Refer to ED/relevant service dependent on clinical presentation.