GP Vivas · cardiovascular-health
Peripheral arterial disease — structured viva
Structured oral on PAD: the ABI pathway, smoking cessation as the highest-yield intervention, supervised exercise therapy, the coronary-equivalent prevention opportunity, TAMARIS gene therapy lesson, and the diabetic foot emergency.
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Prompt
The examiner opens: 'A patient tells you his legs hurt when he walks — you tell him to walk more. Explain yourself.' The viva branches through the ABI pathway, the exercise paradox, the prevention opportunity, the diabetic foot, and TAMARIS.
Stem
You are the GP. The colleague thinks prescribing walking to a patient with painful legs is absurd. [3]
References3ShowHide
- [1]Aboyans V, Canonico ME, Chastaingt L, et al. Peripheral artery disease Nat Rev Dis Primers, 2025.PMID 40968271
- [2]Belch J, Hiatt WR, Baumgartner I, et al. Effect of fibroblast growth factor NV1FGF on amputation and death: a randomised placebo-controlled trial of gene therapy in critical limb ischaemia Lancet, 2011.PMID 21621834
- [3]Fassora M, Calanca L, Jaques C, et al. Intensity-dependent effects of exercise therapy on walking performance and aerobic fitness in symptomatic patients with lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis Vasc Med, 2022.PMID 34579581