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What causes Peripheral Vascular Disease?

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Arteriosclerosisaching, burning, or cramping of the legs
ArteriosclerosisPain, weakness, or limping that increases with walking
Intermittent claudicationPain, weakness, or limping that increases with walking
ArteriosclerosisPain increases when legs are elevated, resolves when they're lowered
ArteriosclerosisHair loss and thickened nails on affected extremity.
Arterial thrombus or embolism.Pain, numbness, pallor or mottling, muscle spasm, pulselessness distal to the point of blockage,and increasing paralysis.
Buerger's disease/Throboangiitis Obliteransdue to inflammation of smaller and midsized arteries, most commonly affecting the foot or hand
Buerger's disease/Throboangiitis ObliteransTypically occurs in patients with history of smoking
Buerger's disease/Throboangiitis ObliteransIntermittent attacks of pain in hands or feet
Buerger's disease/Throboangiitis ObliteransCool, pale extremities
Buerger's disease/Throboangiitis ObliteransIntermittent claudication
Buerger's disease/Throboangiitis ObliteransNail clubbing, ulcerations, and gangrene in late stages
Raynaud's diseaseArteries go into spasm spontaneously or in response to cold or stress
Raynaud's diseaseIntermittent attacks
Raynaud's diseaseDigits turn white with initial vasospasm, then syanotic, then intensely red when vasospasm resolves and circulation resumes
Raynaud's diseaseNumbness, decreased sensation and pain
Thrombophlebitisformation of a blood clot on the vein wall. The clot forms when incompetent valves or decreased skeletal muscle founction drastically reduces blood return from the tissues
ThrombophlebitisDull, aching pain in the affected extremity.
ThrombophlebitisPain increases with weight bearing
ThrombophlebitisSlight fever, general malaise
ThrombophlebitisRarely, cyanosis
Chronic Venous insufficiencyIncompetence of venous valves and venous stasis for extented period of time
Chronic Venous insufficiencyLower leg edema
Chronic Venous insufficiencyDiscoloration of leg or foot
Chronic Venous insufficiencyHardness and possible stasis ulcers over inner aspect of ankle
Varicose Leg VeinsCauses by heredity, standing for long periods, pregnancy or obstruction of deep leg veins
Varicose Leg VeinsLarge bluish veins
Varicose Leg VeinsSevere pain, fatigue, and heavy feeling in leg
Varicose Leg VeinsItching and burning
Varicose Leg VeinsIn later stages, stasis ulcers


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