The client who has just been diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) asks what "intermittent claudication" means. The nurse's best response is that intermittent claudication is:
1. Leg pain that happens with exercise.
2. Leg pain that occurs at rest.
3. Pain that can occur anywhere in the body with exercise.
4. A tingling feeling in the hands.
Leg pain that happens with exercise.
Rationale: Intermittent claudication is exercise-induced leg pain that can occur in different locations throughout the leg/hip area. While the pain can eventually occur at rest, the disease process has worsened significantly at that point. The pain is unique to the lower extremities.
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