Vascular surgery is the specialty that treats problems in arteries and veins outside of the coronary system and ascending aorta. Treatment modalities include best medical therapy, endovascular procedures, open surgical procedures, and combined endovascular and open procedures.
1.What are the essential components of a vascular examination?
2.What is carotid artery stenosis?
3.How is carotid artery stenosis diagnosed?
4.What symptoms may be observed?
5.What testing is done for carotid artery stenosis?
6.What other tests can be done?
8.What are the unique postoperative nursing care needs after CEA?
9.What is carotid angioplasty and stenting?
11.What is the incidence of aneurysms?
12.What are the etiologies of aneurysms?
13.How are aneurysms classified?
14.How are TAA and AAA aneurysms repaired?
15.What are the advantages and disadvantages of open repair?
16.What are the complications of open aneurysm repair?
17.What are the advantages and disadvantages of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and thoracic aortic aneurysm?
18.What are the complications of endovascular repair?
19.What are the unique nursing care needs in the postoperative period after aneurysm repair?
20.What causes mesenteric ischemia and what is the goal?
21.What is acute mesenteric ischemia?
22.What is a chronic mesenteric ischemia?
23.What are the nursing care needs in the postoperative period after visceral revascularization in patients with acute mesenteric ischemia?
24.What are the symptoms of peripheral artery disease (PAD) and how is it treated?
25.What treatments are available for claudication?
26.What treatments are available for claudication and critical limb ischemia?
27.What are the unique nursing care needs in the postoperative period after lower extremity revascularization?
28.What are the unique nursing care needs in the postoperative period after AV fistula or AV graft creation?
29.What is May-Thurner syndrome?
31.What is phlegmasia alba dolens?
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