Peripheral Vascular Disease: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Peripheral Vascular Disease: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

Overview: Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a nearly pandemic condition that has the potential to cause loss of limb or even loss of life. Peripheral vascular disease manifests as insufficient tissue perfusion caused by existing atherosclerosis that ...

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Tags: Heart Disease, Circulatory Disorders, Atherosclerosis, Peripheral Artery Disease, Emergency, Disease and Condition, Emergency Medicine

Most Recently Shared on April 14, 2010 at 7:13 pm By:

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Peripheral vascular disease (PVD): Are you at risk? What causes the condition, and what symptoms might you have? http://bit.ly/dyXNDn

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Vertebrobasilar Atherothrombotic Disease: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Vertebrobasilar atherothrombotic disease (VBATD) describes a wide spectrum of clinical entities with a common pathophysiology. Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) in this vascular territory are also referred to as vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI). This more commonly used term ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Vertebrobasilar atherothrombotic disease is difficult to diagnose and important not to misdiagnose. Learn more. http://bit.ly/aB06wZ

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Central Venous Access, Femoral Vein: eMedicine Clinical Procedures

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The use of invasive monitoring technologies and aggressive hemodynamic resuscitation protocols has increased. Therefore, the ability to gain rapid and accurate vascular access has become an imperative skill that critical and emergency care physicians must possess. Peripheral ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Physicans may sometimes acess central veins through a femoral artery. See when this procedure may be necessary. http://bit.ly/d3mIhc

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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: eMedicine Vascular Surgery

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is obstruction of blood flow through the superior vena cava (SVC). It is a medical emergency and most often manifests in patients with a malignant disease process within the thorax. A ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com