HANDBOOK OF PATIENT CARE IN VASCULAR DISEASES

VASCULAR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND HYPERCOAGULABLE DISORDERS

Arterial Disease

Venous Disease

Hypercoagulable Disorders

EXAMINATION OF THE VASCULAR SYSTEM

History and Physical Examination for the Arterial System

History and Physical Examination for the Venous System

Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory and Vascular Testing

IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK

Risk Factors and Their Modification

Perioperative Risk Stratification and Clinical Guidelines

Early Postoperative Care

CATHETER-BASED AND ENDOVASCULAR CONCEPTS

Indications and Preparation for Angiography

Catheter-based Technologies and Devices

Imaging Systems and Basic Radiation Safety

DISEASE-SPECIFIC LOGICAL CARE OUTLINES

Great Vessel and Carotid Occlusive Disease

Lower Extremity Ischemia

Aneurysms and Dissections

Renal Artery Disease

Mesenteric Artery Disease

Upper Extremity Vascular Disorders

Chronic Venous Disorders and Venous Thromboembolism

Hemodialysis Access

APPENDIX OF COMMONLY USED MEDICATIONS

CLINICAL SCENARIO-BASED STUDY GUIDE AND REVIEW

Completely revised by a team of new authors with expertise in endovascular procedures, this handbook is a quick reference for the effective treatment of patients with common arterial and venous diseases. In concise outline format, the book covers all major vascular disorders, including peripheral vascular diseases, and emphasizes patient management issues rather than step-by-step surgical procedures.

This Fifth Edition covers common endovascular procedures and their preoperative and postoperative management issues. A major section provides disease-specific care outlines for various vascular disease categories, with references to the contemporary literature. From diagnosis to follow-up, each chapter includes indications for therapy, periprocedural management, and valuable tips on avoiding and managing potential complications.

Features

--NEW Common endovascular procedures included
--NEW New author team
--Practical concepts related to the examination of the vascular system, including a new chapter on the noninvasive vascular laboratory and vascular testing
--A modern assessment of perioperative cardiac risk stratification including a sensible decoding of the latest AHA/ACC Clinical Guidelines
--A novel section dedicated to making practical sense of the growing field of endovascular technology
--Logical care outlines for eight categories of vascular pathology including aortic aneurysm disease, extremity ischemia, carotid occlusive disease, hemodialysis access, and many more
--Concise
--Covers all major vascular disorders, including peripheral vascular diseases
--Heavily stresses management issues, not step-by-step surgical procedures
--Outline format

About the Author(s)

W. Darrin Clouse MD, FACS
Associate Chief, Vascular Surgery Services, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

Todd E. Rasmussen MD
Instructor in Surgery, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN; Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services Health Science Center, Bethesda, MD

Britt H. Tonnessen MD
Attending Vascular Surgeon, Associate Program Director for General Surgery Residency, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA