Teaching of a patient with peripheral vascular disease (PVD) should include
a. Uncrossing legs, avoiding temperature ex-tremes, using cotton socks
b. Keeping legs dependent, avoiding temperature extremes, and avoiding constricting clothing
c. Avoiding constricting clothing, avoiding infection, having one glass of red wine per day
d. Applying salve with gauze and tape to open areas, having one glass of red wine per day, avoiding temperature extremes
A
Patients should be taught to uncross legs, avoid constricting clothing, avoid temperature extremes, avoid infections, use cotton socks and properly fitting shoes, and avoid tape and salve to the area. Red wine has no bearing on PVD.
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