Clinical Challenges in Vascular Surgery: Intermittent Claudication

Overview

  • A 67 year old woman with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and a 25 pack year smoking history is referred your clinic and is referred for evaluation of her peripheral arterial disease. She reports pain with walking that has limited her doing some daily activities. How can you optimally manage this patient? Does she need an operation? In this episode, we will cover the basics of peripheral arterial disease, discuss the specifics of optimal medical management and dive into the nuances of when (or if) you should offer these patients an operation.

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants

Learning Objectives

  • Reviewing the definition, prevalence, and risk factors for peripheral arterial disease
  • Understanding the specifics of optimal medical management of patients with peripheral arterial disease
  • Discussing the controversy regarding operative management of patients with claudication and review indications for an operation in patients with peripheral arterial disease
  • Reviewing the appropriate anti-platelet and anti-coagulation strategies after interventions in patients with peripheral arterial disease
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 Attendance
  • 0.50 JA Credit - AH
Registration Opens: 
01/15/2025
Registration Expires: 
01/14/2027
Part of: 
BEHIND THE KNIFE (ENDURING)
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Venue

Durham, NC 27705
United States

Faculty

  • Bobby Beaulieu
  • Drew Braet

Accreditation

Available Credit

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 Attendance
  • 0.50 JA Credit - AH

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