292. Acute Limb Ischemia

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Rebecca Afford is a 4</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">th</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">year medical student from the Northern Medical Program at UBC. This podcast has been created with help from Dr. Jonathan Misskey, vascular surgeon at Vancouver General Hospital. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The topic of today’s podcast will be acute limb ischemia. </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">By the end of this podcast, the listener should be able to:</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">#1. Define the importance of recognizing and treating acute limb ischemia</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">#2. Understand the pathophysiology and risk factors for acute limb ischemia</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">#3. Identify key features on history and physical examination suggestive of acute limb ischemia </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">#4. Create a differential diagnosis for acute limb ischemia</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">#5. Understand the natural history of acute limb ischemia </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">#6. Be aware of surgical and non-surgical options for the treatment of acute limb ischemia </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">and finally, #7. Identify potential complications of reperfusing a limb </span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p>