AKT question relating to intermittent claudication

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A 64-year-old lady comes to see you with right-sided calf muscle pain on walking up hills. She is not getting rest pain. She has a past medical history of rheumatoid arthritis and obesity. She is on methotrexate.

On examination, it is difficult to assess the pulses in her legs. Her blood pressure is 142/85.

Which of the following would be most appropriate initial investigation to aid diagnosis from primary care? Select ONE option only.

Ankle-brachial pressure index

Answer DOI: 10.1177/1755738019826800