Question 63 · LEK · Acute limb ischemia
Which of the following is a late symptom of acute limb ischemia?
- A. paresthesias.
- B. muscle weakness.
- C. flattened superficial veins.
- D. oedemas.
- E. coldness of ischemic parts of the limb.
Hint
Recall the order in which tissues (sensory nerves, motor nerves, muscle) fail as acute arterial ischaemia progresses.
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