| 1.) |
Given this patient's history and physical findings, what do you think is the diagnosis? |
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| 2.) |
What are the characteristics of an ischemic limb? |
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| 3.) |
What else could cause acute ischemia of the limb? Why is this unlikely in this man? |
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| 4.) |
How could you further confirm your clinical findings? |
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| 5.) |
Why is the neurologic exam important? |
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| 6.) |
When do you revascularize the limb semielectively? |
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| 7.) |
When do you do an arteriogram? |
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| 8.) |
What do you do preoperatively about his anticoagulant therapy? What do you do postoperatively? |
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| 9.) |
How do you revascularize the limb in the case of an embolus? In the case of a thrombus? |
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| 10.) |
What is the role of thrombolytic therapy? |
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