Aclient with severe peripheral artery disease (pad) has been educated about the various growth factors and their functions. this client is hoping that the growth factor, fibroblast growth factor (fgf), will be able to repair the circulation to his lower extremities because this growth factor's function is to:

grow new vessels into the damaged area (angiogenesis).

Explanation:

Peripheral arterial disease is a situation that occurs due to narrowing or obstruction of arterial blood vessels, responsible for bringing blood to nourish the extremities such as arms and legs, with involvement in the lower limbs rather than the upper limbs. A client with this disease would be favored by performing angiogenesis, as it would result in the growth of new blood vessels in the damaged area, since angiogenesis literally means the creation of new blood vessels. The word "angio" means blood vessels when "genesis" means creation.