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peripheral vascular disease nursing diagnosis
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rodeen Rahbar answered
19 years experience Vascular Surgery
Depends: This depends on lifestyle modification - smoking cessation, compliance with medication, and exercise.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Uyeda answered
44 years experience General Surgery
First consult: A vascular surgeon, who is a specialist in this disorder. He can offer arterial reconstruction or stenting, if your condition is severe.
A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Joseph Mele answered
31 years experience Plastic Surgery
Vascular disease: Peripheral vascular disease (pvd), peripheral arterial disease (pad) or peripheral artery occlusive disease (paod), refers to the obstruction of large ... Read More
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Dr. Anthony Mosley answered
23 years experience Neurology
What type?: Nf-1 has classic skin manifestations - one just examines skin to see if criteria for the number/size of nevi and ash-leaf spots on the skin are seen.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alberto Gonzalez answered
17 years experience Vascular Surgery
PVD/PAD/atherosclero: Pvd/pad/atherosclerosis are one in the same. Plaque causes stenosis of arteries. Plaque can be soft or heavily calcified. Board certified surgeons sho ... Read More
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Dr. Shadi Abu Halimah answered
20 years experience Vascular Surgery
No: Hypoxia does not lead to periphral arterial disease but can make symptoms worse.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chu answered
24 years experience Endocrinology
Yes, vascular risks: People with type 2 diabetes not only have high sugars, but also likely have the Insulin resistance syndrome, including high blood pressure, high trigl ... Read More
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Wesley Marquart answered
17 years experience General Surgery
No: Hypertension is a sustained elevation in one's blood pressure. Peripheral vascular disease is when you develop plaques in the peripheral arteries that ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Vasudev Ananthram answered
31 years experience Cardiology
Ask your doctor: You should take steps to improve health including smoking cessation, healthy diet , exercise, keeping cholesterol and blood pressure lot with medicati ... Read More
A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Ricotta answered
47 years experience Vascular Surgery
Often they are: A bruit is a noise that is heard with a stethoscope reflecting turbulent flow. IT can be a normal finding and is non specific. It is often associated ... Read More
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