Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 76%
Simulated
A patient reports leg pain that awakens the patient at night. The patient reports that the same pain develops in the legs when they are elevated and disappears when the legs are dangled. Which condition would the nurse suspect?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Peripheral arterial disease causes leg pain worsened by elevation and relieved by dangling, due to reduced blood flow from arterial narrowing.