A 58-year-old man with hypertension and type 2 diabetes presents with intermittent claudication after walking 200 metres. Examination reveals diminish...

Question

A 58-year-old man with hypertension and type 2 diabetes presents with intermittent claudication after walking 200 metres. Examination reveals diminished dorsalis pedis pulses. Which of the following best describes the recommended antiplatelet therapy?

Accepted Answer

Aspirin or clopidogrel monotherapy is recommended for symptomatic peripheral arterial disease

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No antiplatelet therapy is indicated

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Dual antiplatelet therapy is mandatory long-term

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Warfarin is preferred over antiplatelets

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Aspirin should be combined with high-dose NSAID

au-racp MCQ (SBA): Peripheral arterial disease

A 58-year-old man with hypertension and type 2 diabetes presents with intermittent claudication after walking 200 metres. Examination reveals diminished dorsalis pedis pulses. Which of the following best describes the recommended antiplatelet therapy?