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Denver, CO
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Graduate of the University of Michigan, Board certified in General and Vascular Surgery. residency Univ. of Michigan; Fellowship, NIH. Chief interest is Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS). In 1991, published a book by that title. For the past 15 years, practice has been limited to TOS, and more recently, Pectoralis Minor Syndrome.
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General Surgery
Vascular Surgery
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United States: Colorado
Languages spoken
English
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sandersanswered
General Surgery 69 years experience
Maybe: Raynaud's disease might get worse or it might stay the same. There is no fixed pattern; it depends on whether there is another disease causing the ra... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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No except vitamin K: The only vitamin that helps prevent blood clots is vitamin k which is found in green leafy vegetables.
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Get to Emerg Dept.: Assuming you are talking about an acute injury, the best first aide is to get the patient to an emergency department. Some brain injuries can be life... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Avoid exposure to cold. When you have to go out in the cold wear warm gloves.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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NO: Getting warm will help but tanning your skin will not.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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No: By itself, raynaud's disease is just a group of symptoms: coldness and color changes in the hands and/or feet. It requires a full physical examinati... Read More
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A 52-year-old member asked:
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Probably: A proper diet and exercise will reduce the chances of cardiovascular disease. Your family history is an important factor.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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General Surgery 69 years experience
Yes: Raynauds disease is a condition of cold hands or feet and color changes. It often is seen with other conditions but is not really a disease itself. ... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Stress is one of the causes of raynaud's symptoms or raynaud's disease.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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General Surgery 69 years experience
No: Raynaud's is a group of symptoms, not a real disease itself, in that there is a single cause. The best management is to have a complete physical exam... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Clot that travels: An embolus is a clot, or piece of a clot, that breaks off of a larger clot and travels down stream to lodge in a smaller artery. It then cuts off the... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Blood under lining: The aorta is composed of 3 layers in its wall: inner, middle, &outer. A dissection occurs when there is a crack in the inner wall permitting blood f... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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X-ray vs. treatment: Angiogram is x-ray of a blood vessel to establish a diagnosis of what is wrong. In contrast, angioplasty is repair of a blood vessel. It can be done... Read More
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No: These stockings are what is recommended for CHF as well as edema, fluid on the lungs, and clots in the lungs. In these cases the stockings reduce the... Read More
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Yes: These are some of the symptoms of dvt. The next step is to obtain a duplex scan of the calf to confirm that there is a clot in the calf.
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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No: Raynaud's does not usually involve the intestinal tract. Its symptoms are sensitivity to cold causing pain, coldness, and color changes in the hands ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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It depends: You present 3 separate diagnoses. Spinal stenos is narrowing of the spinal canal. If pain in back and/or legs is severe it needs attention of a spina... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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No: You are too young for an aneurysm. It doesn't sound like anything to worry about.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Pain in calf of leg and a little swelling raises suspicion of a dvt. Next step should be a non-invasive vascular lab study to detect a clot in the ca... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Xray of intestines: Mesenteric arteriography is an xray of the circulation to the of the intestines. It is used for people with abdominal pain where reduced blood supply... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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?gall bladder: There can be many cause of right upper quadrant pain. Gall bladder inflammation with or without gall stones is one of the most common. Another not u... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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No: Pulmonary emboli at age 34 should not be left alone. The cause should be determined by diagnostic testing and treated. This can be serious and even ... Read More
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Ask the lab: You must ask the lab what 19.5h means. What does the h stand for? Most results for patients taking Coumadin (warfarin) are reported in seconds. The... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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General Surgery 69 years experience
Antihistamines&tylen: Anti-histamines, such as benadryl, and tylenol (acetaminophen) are available over the counter and can help symptoms of a cold. They are not always su... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Depends on cause: Swelling of both ankles is due to a variety of diseases including heart failure, low blood proteins, liver failure, pregnancy and other systemic disea... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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General Surgery 69 years experience
Depends on symptoms: How do you know you have an embolus? What are your symptoms? (how does it hurt?).
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Blocking an artery: Endovascular embolization is injecting material thru a catheter in an artery to cut off blood supply to an area of the body. This is sometimes done i... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Pain,infection: Gangrene, which means a dead leg, ensues. This can be painful, requiring narcotics, which may or may not be adequate. The second and life-threatenin... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Clot in vein: Blood clot in a vein is thrombophlebitis. These usually occur in the legs below the knee, but can occur above the knee, in deep or superficial vein, ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sandersanswered
General Surgery 69 years experience
Verb versus noun: Angiography is the process of performing an x-ray picture (or an image) of a blood vessel by injecting the vessel with an opaque dye. Th dye often c... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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General Surgery 69 years experience
Not from warfarin: Warfain is not known to cause diarrhea and cramps. Those symptoms are due to a variety of causes, but no warfarin.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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It depends on route: If the cerebral angiogram was performed through a catheter insert through a blood vessel in the groin, it is best to avoid exercising for a few days u... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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General Surgery 69 years experience
Yes: Angiography and atherectomy are both performed through the same approach, namely inserting a catheter into an artery, usually the artery at the groin.... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
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General Surgery 69 years experience
Angiogram: Angiography is the best type of exam to rule in or out a cerebral aneurysm.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Impossible: It is not possible for one temporal artery to beat faster than the other. The pulse beat is unlikely the cause of the pressure or pain.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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No: Tingling with no other symptoms is virtually never a sign of a blood clot. Tingling is due to pressure on a nerve somewhere in that leg. The foot is... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Rupture and stroke: By brain aneurysm i assume you mean an aneurysm of the middle cerebral artery. These can rupture causing bleeding in the brain, increased pressure ag... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
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See general surgeon: If gerd is causing sere symptoms not controlled by medication, she may be a candidate for surgical correction of the hiatal hernia. See a general sur... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Probably no effect: I am unaware of any alteration of Coumadin (warfarin) dosage when fasting. You might check with the doctor who is following your coumadin (warfarin).
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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See doctor now: With pain in your leg, chest pain, and an elevated d-dimer you should be seen by someone who can determine if you have a blood clot in your leg and po... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Depends on location: Avm's occur in all parts of the body. It depends on which organ is effected. Removing those on the skin is no threat to life. Similarly, an avm in... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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No: Thoracic aneurysms are usually asymptomatic. If there are symptoms they might be pain in the back of the chest.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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General Surgery 69 years experience
Veins are deep: The saphenous veins in the legs may lie very close to the skin, or a little deeper, covered by fat. If deeper saphenous veins have insufficiency, the... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Reduced circulation: Arteriosclerosis of the carotid bifurcation means the blood vessels to the involved side of the brain is reduced by plaques inside the vessel that red... Read More
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No: The most likely cause for raynaud's symptoms in one finger is more likely the blood supply to that finger has been reduced or cut off. If only one fi... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
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it is warm all year: Symptoms of raynaud's are worse in cold climates and improved in warm ones. Move to an area that has warm temperatures all year round.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Possible stroke: High blood pressure is associated with rupture of a blood vessel in the brain causing bleeding in he brain and a stroke. Reducing blood pressure to n... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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General Surgery 69 years experience
Yes: But go on warm days and have good warm gloves and boots.
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General Surgery 69 years experience
Circulation reduced: Coldness in just one leg raises the question of blocked arterial circulation in that leg. Having your doctor check pulses in your feet is the place t... Read More
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Yes: It is important that the diagnosis be correct and be confirmed with muscle blocks and the appropriate nerve test. surgery requires that the scalene m... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Sanders is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Sanders is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! But my doctor told me that operation is not indicated until it is 8cm. is it true?
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This saved my life. Thank You...i had pain fri again right side went to er i still have the big one and a new.!
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My son's hemangioma is on his head, very close to his soft spot. How serious are they in that location?
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