A 67-year-old male fell while trying to get up from a chair. He had begun to experience pain in his lower back about 15 minutes before. When he tried to get up, he discovered that his legs were weak and numb. The patient has a history of hypertension for about 15 years. He smokes two packs of cigarettes a day. Vital signs are blood pressure 102/60; pulse 120 weak, regular; respirations 18
shallow, regular. He is awake and alert, and he responds appropriately to questions. Breath sounds are present and equal bilaterally with NO adventitious sounds. Abdomen is very obese and nontender. The lower abdomen is mottled. The lower extremities are mottled and have no spontaneous movement and no response to pain. There are no pedal pulses. The back is nontender to palpation. Upper extremities move spontaneously with equal grip strengths and normal sensation. What problem do you suspect?
a. Cerebrovascular accident c. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
b. Lumbar spine fracture d. Silent acute myocardial
infarction
c
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