Your patient rings his call bell and reports that he had sud…
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Yоur pаtient rings his cаll bell аnd repоrts that he had sudden оnset of severe pain, numbness and coldness in his right leg from the knee down. The symptoms started about 1 hours ago but he did not want to bother you. However, the pain has not resolved. Your patient has a history of smoking and Type II diabetes. For the past few months he has gotten intermittent cramps to his right leg (intermittent claudication). He is currently in the hospital for treatment of pneumonia and dehydration. When you examine the patient, his right leg below the knee is cold, pale and pulseless. Capillary refill on the right leg is 10 seconds and to the left 2 seconds. The right popliteal pulse is palpable but not the dorsalis pedis or posterior tibialis. The patient's vital signs are BP 136/88, P 96, R 18, T 98.2 (oral). Current medications include Avelox, ASA and Lovastatin. The patient has no allergies. When you call the Doctor, he reports his cell phone battery is almost dead. If you only get one sentence to let the Doctor know what is happening, what would you say: