title: Peripheral arterial disease. Simple screening tool could diagnose more cases.
authors.affiliation: East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USA.
authors.forename: Tamera Lea
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Pearson
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000842:Ankle / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology