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Which of the following features best describes the clinical features associated with Raynaud’s disease?
  1. an emboli stemming from thrombus formation in the cardiac chambers
  2. episodes of arteriospasm with resultant ischemia in the extremities
  3. episodes of hypertension and constriction of the vessels
  4. seccular aneurysms caused by trauma
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Answer: B - Raynaud’s disease and Raynaud’s phenomenon are characterized by: episodes of arteriospasm with resultant ischemia in the extremities, particularly the digits of the hands; the clinical findings of the disease and the phenomenon are the same, but the etiologies are different.
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