Predictor of peripheral arterial disease and peripheral neuropathy!

A thorough clinical examination will pursue correct clinical diagnosis. With this perspective, I would mention two diseases - peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and peripheral neuropathy (PN). Peripheral arterial disease is caused due to peripheral arterial occlusion. The most common precipitating factor is atherosclerosis deriving from diabetes, hyperlipidaemia etc. In addition, Peripheral neuropathy is casued by infection related diseases (e.g., viral). Sometime it is a critical issue to assertain the specific physical symptoms of these two diseases - PAD and PN. Assessment of peripheral pulse should be a useful predictor for differentiate PAD and PN diseases.