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Cardiac-Vascular Nursing Exam Prep II

Category - AACN Cardiac Vascular Nursing Practice Test

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Which of the following criteria is not used to diagnose Buerger’s disease?
  1. Individuals younger than 45 years of age
  2. Past or present tobacco use
  3. Pain in muscles on walking
  4. Presence of ischemic ulcers and gangrene in distal extremity
Explanation
Answer- C - Pain in muscles on walking is not a criterion for diagnosis of Buerger’s disease. The most commonly used criteria used for the diagnosis of Buerger’s disease: individuals younger than 45 years of age, past or present tobacco use, presence of distal extremity ischemia (ischemic ulcers and gangrene), exclusion of autoimmune disorders, and consistent angiographic findings in extremities.
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