Depending on your symptoms, you may be referred to a vascular surgeon, a diabetes management clinic, or a foot care clinic. These specialists will review your test results, may order more tests, and can give you advice on how to manage your condition.
If you need surgery, you will be referred to a vascular surgeon.
If your healthcare provider refers you to a specialist, ask them when you should expect to hear from the specialist. Follow up with your healthcare provider if you don’t hear from the specialist by that time.
To help you prepare for your specialist appointment, download the Alberta Health Services
Patient and Caregiver Journal (PDF).
Lower Limb Ischemia Pathway
Download or print the
full patient pathway (PDF) and
summary (one-page PDF) to learn more about how to manage and treat lower limb ischemia.
Patient Pathway 
Summary
