The patient with peripheral artenal disease

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The patient with peripheral artenal disease. The left branchial systolic reading is 140 mm The nurse practitioner asks the nurse to assess the patient's ankle brachial index (ABI) in Hg and the left dorsalis peds systolic reading is 122 mm Hg. The nurse knows that this indicate "some" artenal disease and that the patient should receive education about risk factors and lifestyle changes. What is the ABI calculation and what are 3 essential lifestyle changes to discuss with this patient?

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