Navarro Tulio Pinho, Dardik Alan, Junqueira Daniela, Cisneros Ligia (eds.) Vascular Diseases for the Non-Specialist: An Evidence-Based Guide

Springer, 2017. — 279 p.This book aims to provide non-specialist healthcare practitioners with current, focused and objective information on the most common vascular diseases encountered in daily clinical practice. In day-to-day clinical practice many healthcare practitioners do not have a working knowledge of the most common vascular diseases that frequently arise in patient care. Some of these topics include: aneurysms, peripheral arterial disease, diabetic foot, venous thromboembolism, cerebrovascular disease, aortic dissection, and acute limb ischemia. These commonly encountered vascular diseases are becoming public health issues due to their high morbidity and mortality as well as increasing healthcare costs. Since patients with vascular diseases are often referred to non-specialists, the general practitioner must know how to proper handle the most common vascular diseases encountered in daily clinical practice. For each disease the concept, epidemiology, natural history, diagnosis and treatment are described, followed by essential advice on what the non-specialist can do for the patient and when to refer the patient to a specialist.How to Make Decisions in Healthcare Practice?
Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System
Atherosclerosis
Coagulation and Anticoagulant Therapy
Peripheral Artery Disease
Acute Limb Ischemia
Cerebrovascular Disease
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Peripheral and Visceral Aneurysms
Thoracic, Thoracoabdomina, Ilíac and Peripheral Aneurysms
Risk Factors and Prophylaxis of Deep Vein Thrombosis
Venous Thromboembolism: Diagnosis and Treatment
Diabetic Foot
Chronic Venous Disease and Varicose Veins
Vascular Anomalies
Aortic Dissection
Ulcers of Lower Limb
Lymphedema and Erysipleas
Clinical Treatment Of Vascular Diseases
Doppler and ABI
Diagnostic Imaging Methods