Clinical Scenarios in Vascular Surgery.RD598 2004-023425 0-7817-5262-0 Clinical scenarios in vascular surgery Vascular surgery is a subspecialty of general surgery in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries and veins, are managed, largely via surgical intervention. The vascular surgeon is trained in the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting all parts of the vascular . Title main entry. Ed. by Gilbert R. Upchurch and Peter K. Henke. (Clinical scenarios in surgery series) Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [c]2005 403 p. $99.00 To emphasize problem-solving in real-world situations, Upchurch and Henke, both from the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. Healthcare System, present 76 different cases covering the range of vascular disorders. Each case begins with a patient presentation and imaging studies or pathology results and proceeds through a series of decision points, including differential diagnosis differential diagnosis n. Determination of which one of two or more diseases with similar symptoms is the one from which the patient is suffering. Also called differentiation. , requests for additional tests, diagnosis, surgical approach, discussion of potential pitfalls and follow-up. They organize the material by organ and disease to allow students to focus on a particular illness. The text includes over 200 x-rays, CT scans CT scan: see CAT scan. See CAT scan. , ultrasound scans ultrasound scan Noun an examination of an internal bodily structure by the use of ultrasonic waves, esp. for diagnosing abnormality in a fetus , arteriograms and other illustrations. |
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