A patient with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) reports intermittent claudication in the left calf. Which assessment finding would the nurse expect?
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A
Diminished or absent pedal pulses in the affected extremity
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B
Warm, erythematous skin with pitting edema
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C
Distended superficial veins in the lower leg
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D
Positive Homans sign with dorsiflexion