The nurse assesses a patient and documents the following findings: "decreased pedal and posterior tibial pulses bilateral (1+), skin is cool-to-cold to touch, loss of hair on lower extremities, patient reports that lower extremity pain is reproducible when walking and relieved by rest, and also noted are thickened toenails" What condition does the patient likely have?
a. Peripheral vascular disease
b. Deep vein thrombosis
c. Raynaud's syndrome
d. Peripheral arterial disease
Answer: d. Peripheral arterial disease
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