Buerger's test Buerger's test Buerger's test is used in an assessment of arterial sufficiency. The "vascular angle", which is also called "Buerger's angle", is the angle to which the leg has to be raised before it becomes pale, whilst lying down. In a limb with a normal circulation the toes and sole of the foot, stay pink, even when the limb is raised by 90 degrees. In an ischaemic leg, elevation to 15 degrees or 30 degrees for 30 to 60 seconds may cause pallor. (This part of the test checks for "elevation pallor".) A vascular angle of less than 20 degrees
Less Than Hero episode received a Nielsen rating of 5.0/9. Zack Handlen of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode an A, saying: "Seeing Leela, Fry, and Bender work together as a team nearly always makes for something grand, and on the whole, “Less Than Hero” doesn’t disappoint. Its ambitions are modest, and it makes the most of them. Plus, it offers the rare chance to see super-heroes being ridiculous for no other reason than they want to. We could use more of that, really." Less Than Hero "Less Than Hero" is the fourth episode in the fourth season of the American animated television