Coronary Artery Disease USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 58 year old woman has chronic leg heaviness and swelling that worsens after standing all day at work. Examination shows edema around the ankles, brown discoloration over the medial malleoli, and shallow irregular ulcers near the ankles. Distal pulses are intact. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer choices
- ABuerger disease
- BLymphedema
- CChronic venous insufficiencyCorrect answer
- DAcute arterial embolism
- EPeripheral arterial disease
- FLipodermatosclerosis
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