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About Lauri Ordway
Expertise
I can answer your questions related to peripheral vacular disorders. This includes all arteries and veins except those inside the head and inside the heart. IE: neck (carotid), arms (carotid subclavian bypases to Thoracic Outlet) belly (aortic aneurysm & occlusive disorders, renal artery stenosis), legs (iliac, femoral, popliteal, peroneal, dorasalis pedis, posterior and anterior tibial) arteries. Aneurysm & occlusive disease, atherosclerosis, leg pain, arterial wounds and gangrene, amputation prevention. Vein disorders: Blood Clots (DVT), post-phlebetic syndrome, varicose veins, venous stasis ulcers. I can help with vascular wound treatments. Also, Raynauds, Buerger`s disease, Thoracic Outlet and other miscellaneous vascular disorders.
I CANNOT answer questions about your heart disease, blood pressure, brain aneurysm, although I can help with questions about the arteries that go to and from those organs.
Experience
I am a nurse, I have worked for 14 years with two terrific peripheral vascular surgeons, one of them is also the inventor of very innovative wound care products and surgical instruments to make vascular surgery procedures better and faster. I wrote and manage our clinic website and field questions from patients all over the world.
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Expert: Lauri Ordway - 11/3/2009
Question
After a recent yearly checkup to my mother's vascular surgeon he informed her that her right leg was totally blocked. She has been having very bad pain in her right foot but no bruises, etc. If her leg was totally blocked, wouldn't it be turning black?
Answer
it will, eventually, sooner if she experiences trauma to the foot. the skin turns black when the bloodflow is inadequate to meet the foot's demand for bloodflow. there are collateral vessels (new vessels, that are providing bloodflow thru new, smaller vessels. these help keep the foot healthy
lauri
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