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Issue: April 15, 2008
Case:Peripheral Vascular Disease
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Question:
A 47-year-old female with type I diabetes mellitus presents
to the urgent care clinic with 2 days of worsening right toe pain. Her vital signs are normal.
There is no heart murmur. Pulses of the foot are normal. Toes are dusky and tender to palpation. Which of the following is the most likely cause of these physical findings?
- Superficial vein thrombosis
- Emboli from a large artery
- Emboli from the heart
- Deep vein thrombosis
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