This resource delivers comprehensive guidance on caring for patients with arterial and venous conditions - from history-taking, physical examination, and health assessment through choosing the appropriate diagnostic tests and implementing management strategies. A logical organisation speeds readers to the information they need, starting with basic principles of investigation, followed by coverage of the most common arterial and vascular diseases, and ending with a section on special disorders such as lymphedoema, compartment syndrome, unilateral leg swelling, and thoracic outlet syndrome.
- Presents straightforward descriptions of history-taking, physical examination, and health assessment.
- Details the best vascular and angiographic diagnostic testing procedures available, and offers guidance on how to choose the appropriate tests for each clinical situation.
- Provides step-by-step instructions for the most effective and economical management techniques.
- Focuses on the diseases most likely to be encountered, while also covering special disorders such as lymphedema, compartment syndrome, unilateral leg swelling, and thoracic outlet syndrome.
- Uses a concise, user-friendly format that makes information easy to find.
Geno J. Merli, MD, FACP, Clinical Assoc. Prof. of Med.; Dir., Division of Internal Med., Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson Univ., Philadelphia, PA; Howard H. Weitz, MD, FACC, FACP, Thomas Jefferson University Department of Medical Divison, Cardiology, Philadelphia, PA; and R. Anthony Carabasi, MD, Director of Vascular Surgery Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA