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Acute Limb Ischemia - Diagnosis and Management
#Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm #Limb #Ischemia #Ischemic #Amputation
Acute Limb Ischemia ... Diagnosis and Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #Limb ... Ischemia #Ischemic #Amputation
Limb-Shaking Transient Ischemic Attack (LS-TIA)

Limb shaking Transient Ischemic Attack (LS-TIA) during transient occlusion of the right
Limb-Shaking Transient ... right ICA during angioplasty ... Ischemic #Attack #LSTIA ... intraoperative #vascular ... #angioplasty
Acute limb ischemia (ALI)

Rapid decrease in lower limb blood flow due to acute occlusion of peripheral
Acute limb ischemia ... decrease in lower limb ... coldness of lower limb ... of guide wires, angioplasty ... #CLI #heparin #amputation
Approach to Antithrombotic Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease
Increased Ischemic Risk:
 • Prior MI
 • Diabetes
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weight Increased Limb ... Antithrombotic #management ... antiplatelet #algorithm #vascular
Acute and Critical Limb Ischemia
Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI):
 • Severe form of PAD that includes limb
Acute and Critical Limb ... that includes limb ... of mortality & amputation ... Ischemia #diagnosis #management ... #vascular
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Stiffness in axial and limb ... impairment of ambulation ... dystonia, Focal limb ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
weakness in the limbs ... involves: (1) limb-onset ... LMN signs in the limbs ... 4) progressive muscular ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Orthopedic Platings, Nails and Screws
Bohler’s Stirrup: U shaped device to hold a Steinmann pin and applying
cut bone during amputation ... Designed to limit vascular ... Fixators: For limb ... #Orthopedics #management
Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
PAD affects >230 million adults worldwide & is associated with increased
leg outcomes → amputation ... PAD #diagnosis #management ... #vascular