Acute limb ischaemia / absent pulses

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Teaching point

Acute limb ischaemia (absent leg pulses) needs immediate anticoagulation with heparin while arranging definitive vascular assessment/revascularisation. An ABI ~0.9 with later vascular query is assessed with Doppler/exercise ABI.

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