Vice President of Medical Affairs
Attending Surgeon
Associate Program Director General Surgery Surgery UPMC Hoizon and Jameson Hospitals University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:
Christopher J. Esper, DO, FACOS, FACS: Nothing to disclose.
Learning Objectives:
understand basic anatomy and physiology of the arterial blood vessel.
describe the presentation of asymptomatic disease, intermittent claudication, limb threatening ischemia, acute arterial occlusion, and embolic disease, and be able to conduct the basic of the physical examination and diagnostic workup for the peripheral vascular disease patient.
understand the treatment guidelines for intermittent claudication and limb threatening ischemia.
discuss the operative treatment for aortoiliac disease and infrainguinal disease.
discuss the high yield non-atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease.
