plastic_surgery wrote:
Buerger's disease is inflammatory-thrombotic obliteration of small to moderate sized vessels... usually distal to popliteal artery.. it is strongly associated with smoking and seen in younger population than atherosclerosis....
Atherosclerotic vascular disease is seen in older population than Buerger's.. involve larger vessels- femoral, popliteal.. commonly associated with atherosclerosis of other systems, diabetes, hypercholestrolemia
Both produce intermittent claudication..
But Buerger will also produce pain at rest and if the ur pt is young at a smoker but also a diabetic and has intermittent claudication then wht ??
Any bets.....
PS Dont look it up just play odds and think over it u will get the answer....
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new_n_lost, I don't have clue for your question...would guess atherosclerosis....
one comment though.. rest pain is not specific to Buerger's... rest pain signifies critical ischemia that can not provides eough oxygenation even at rest... like unstable angina or angina at rest... rest pain is due to ischemic nerves..
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plastic_surgery wrote:
one comment though.. rest pain is not specific to Buerger's... rest pain signifies critical ischemia that can not provides eough oxygenation even at rest... like unstable angina or angina at rest... rest pain is due to ischemic nerves..
But in peripheral vessel disease or claudication in arms and foot or small & medium sized vessels rest pain is indication of adding Buerger in ur DDs
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plastic_surgery wrote:
new_n_lost, I don't have clue for your question...would guess atherosclerosis....
It was a continuation on the subject of Claudication in reference to age or any other predisposing risk factors.
PS Didnt mean to offend you.
Edited by new_n_lost on 11/30/07 - 08:01 PM
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new_n_lost, I know you did not mean it
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