Clinical Diagnosis · Cardiovascular System · Medium
Claudication
Meaning: Cramping limb pain brought on by exercise and relieved by rest, due to poor arterial supply.
In practice: The classic symptom of peripheral arterial disease, usually felt in the calf; jaw involvement occurs in giant cell arteritis.
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