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Old 04-09-2008, 18:54   #7
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Originally Posted by swatsurgeon View Post
The difficulty lies in deciding which part of the circulatory system is out of wack....arterial, venous, lymphatic, or organ system that can be manifest by 'circulatory' issues: cardiac, hepatic, endocrine. Some connective tissue problems as mentioned can be related to circ problems...again the exact part needs to be defined.
Are pulses present, is there capillary refill and venous flow, are the nodes palpable. A vascular surgeon is not a bad way to start if the primary doc has no clue.
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AngelsSix,

Read Swatsurgeons post and heed his advice.

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