Vascular Medicine And Surgery

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Outline graded risk associated with increasing systemic blood pressure

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Outline classification of blood pressure currently defined as optimal, normal, high normal or hypertension

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Describe clinical and pathological features of accelerated/malignant hypertension

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Differential diagnosis of hypertension

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Causes of secondary hypertension

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Pathological consequences of hypertension: how they affect the cardio, cerebral, renal systems

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Outline the epidemiological link between cholesterol and vascular risk

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Front 8

Learn how to use a cardiovascular risk calculator

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Front 9

Define atherosclerosis and its risk factors

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What's the difference between macro and microvascular disease, and how can presentation differ?

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What specific sites is atheroma most likely to develop at? What are the consequences and complications of these?

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How can atherosclerosis be modified?

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What pharmalogical control of blood pressure is used in atherosclerosis?

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What antiplatelets are used in atherosclerosis and when>

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How is hyperlipidaemia controlled in atherosclerosis and when?

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How is diabetes controlled in atherosclerosis and when?

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Describe common sites and their relative incidences of atherosclerotic arterial aneurysms

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Front 18

Describe pathophysiology of thoracic aortic dissection and outline presentation, complications and mortality risk

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Symptoms and signs of ruptured AAA

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Differential diagnosis of AAA

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What's the role of surveillance monitoring of AAA?

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List the clinical manifestations of chronic peripheral arterial occlusive disease

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Differentiate symptoms of ischaemic rest pain and neuropathy

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Describe pathophysiology of intermittent claudication; differentiate from other causes of leg pain

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Front 25

Outline conservative management of arterial occlusive disease

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Describe invasive and non-invasive methods of arterial occlusive investigation

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Front 27

List causes of acute arterial occlusion

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Differentiate embolic and thrombotic occlusio

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List symptoms and signs of acute arterial occlusion

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Differentiate signs of acute arterial from acute venous occlusion

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Describe natural histories of treated and untreated acute arterial occlusion

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List underlying disorders ass'd with vasospastic changes in the extremities

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Explain defining clinical characteritics of Raynaud's disase

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Front 34

Describe anatomical distribution of varicose veins

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What are the roles of superficial, deep, perforating veins and venous valves?

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Front 36

Describe use of Hand held doppler and duplex in venous disease

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Front 37

Define lymphoedema and identify common causes

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