📋 Your Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Health Passport
Notes, questions, trackers, and your care team — saved in your browser.
What happened at your last visit?
Questions to bring to your next visit
What you’re tracking
Record what matters week to week — symptoms, meds, sleep, mood, vital signs.
My Care Team
Pulls from your kindness log — open the Encounter Card to add or rate.
🌐 FFH Network Trackers
Placeholder — Lucy’s integration. Tracker URLs wire in here.
Your modifiable risk factors, turned into a plan
Dr. Rob is prototyping a Modifiable Risk Factor Motivator widget on Stroke first. When it ships it embeds right here — turning each Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)-relevant risk factor into a tracked, evidence-backed action.
If you ever need to explain your Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) in 30 seconds, start here.
“I have peripheral artery disease — the arteries to my legs are narrowed. I get leg cramping when I walk that goes away with rest (claudication). I take a daily medication and walk regularly to keep the disease stable. I wanted you to know because if my leg suddenly becomes pale, cold, painful, or numb, that’s a vascular emergency — call 911.”
📚Your 16 Course Modules
Click any module to open it. Each opens on the Knowledge Check — that’s your pretest. Taking it unlocks Learn It; reading each tab unlocks the next; finish by retaking the same check to measure your growth.
What PAD Actually Is
Narrowed leg arteries. Causes cramping with walking (claudication). Same disease as CAD elsewhere.
Medication Stack
Statin · antiplatelet · BP control. Same regimen reduces MI/stroke too.
Spot the Red Flags
Sudden cold pale painful leg · non-healing wound · rest pain at night.
Triggers
Smoking is the #1 PAD accelerator. Diabetes, BP, cholesterol matter too.
Know Your ABI
Ankle-brachial index. Trended over time. Defines severity.
Antiplatelet + Statin
Daily, both prevent acute events and slow progression.
Foot Inspection
Daily foot checks. Small wounds can become big problems.
Supervised Walking
Counter-intuitive: walking through claudication actually improves distance over months.
Make Every Visit Count
Bring walking distance log, foot photos if you have wounds.
Your Care Team
Vascular surgeon + PCP + podiatrist + sometimes endocrinology.
Telehealth
Med management telehealth; foot checks in-person.
Insurance & Cost
Supervised exercise is increasingly covered. Procedures vary.
Revascularization
Angioplasty, stent, or bypass when symptoms or limb-threatened.
Teach & Mentor
Smoking cessation success stories are gold. Share yours.
Advocate
Diabetic foot screening saves limbs. Spread the word.
Research & Trials
Newer antiplatelets (vorapaxar, rivaroxaban low-dose), wound therapies.