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Page 1: Introduction

Vascular Surgery for Final Medical

Vascular Surgery UnitVascular Surgery Unit

AMNCHAMNCHwww.perfuse.net

Introduction

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Scope

Occlusive Vascular disease

Aortic aneurysm

Carotid disease

Varicose veins

Occlusive venousdisease

Lymphoedema

Visceral arterial occlusion

Peripheral aneurysms

Arterial Trauma

Diabetic FootHyperhidrosis

Venous access

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Topics

Occlusive Vascular disease

Aortic aneurysm

Carotid disease

Varicose veins

Occlusive venousdisease

Lymphoedema

Visceral arterial occlusion

Peripheral aneurysms

Arterial Trauma

Diabetic FootHyperhidrosis

Venous access

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Lecture topics

• Introduction– History

– Physical examination

– Differential diagnosis

– Presentation

• Leg Ulcers– clinical description

– clinical reasoning

– differential diagnosis

– Bayesian approach to diagnosis

• Peripheral arterial occlusive disease– systemic disease

– differing end organ manifestation

– holistic approach to therapy

– Indications for surgery

• Aortic aneurysms– preparing patients for

complex surgery

– clinical decision making

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Lecture topics

• Carotid disease– evidence based medicine

– randomised trials in surgery

– choosing therapy

• Varicose veins– relationship between

symptoms & conditions

– Risk/benefits in surgery

– Informed consent

• Diabetic foot– systemic disease

– Warning signs

– Interventions

– Preventing amputations

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Elements

• Theoretical knowledge– anatomy– physiology– pathology– pharmacology

– medicine– surgery etc.

Normal & disease

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Clinical skills

• History

• Physical examination

• Diagnosis

• Investigation

• Treatment

Patients present with symptoms and signs rather than disease

Patients present with symptoms and signs rather than disease

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History

• Presenting problem

• Context– personal

• age

• sex

• occupation

– social• domestic

arrangements

• lifestyle

– medical• chronic

illness

• medications

• previous surgery

Process of communicationProcess of communication

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History - II

• Obtain information from the patient – listen– identify precise symptoms– avoid leading questions initially– ask questions to fill in the gaps

• Collateral history– trauma, confused, paediatric etc

All the information that cannot be obtained by examining the patient

All the information that cannot be obtained by examining the patient

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Art of History Taking

Translate

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Common language

• Standard formula

• Common among clinicians

• Precise terminology vs– “haemorrhoids”– “can’t breathe”– “trouble passing water”

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Physical examination

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Differential diagnosis

• Consider all the possibilities• Weight them

Diagnosis• Test the hypothesis• Re prioritise

Diagnosis• Treat• Evaluate response

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