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Saturday, September 26, 2015

Buerger's disease features Mnemonic

"burger SCRAPS":
egmenting thrombosing vasculitis 

Claudication (intermittent) 
Raynaud's phenomenon 
Associated with smoking
Pain, even at rest
Superficial nodular phlebitis

    Alternatively, if hungry for more detail [sic], "CRISP PIG burgers": 
Chronic ulceration
Raynaud's phenomenon
Intermittent claudication

Segmenting, thrombosing vasculitis 
Pain, even at rest
Phlebitis (superficial nodular) 

Idiopathic
Gangrene

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