medportal CDB | Claudication

Claudication

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Clinical Skills Sessions

Review an approach to history and exam for peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Charlie is a 56 year-old who presents to the vascular surgery clinic, referred by family physician for claudication

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Complexity and Chronicity / Integration Foundation / Part 5 / Week 3

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Activity Objectives

To practice motivational interviewing for a patient in a pre-contemplative stage of change with a focus on smoking cessation.
To practice the peripheral vascular examination, with a focus on lower extremity peripheral arterial disease.
To discuss red flags of claudication, including recognition of acute limb ischemia and critical limb ischemia.
To practice using likelihood ratios from the JAMA Rational Clinical Exam Article Does the clinical examination predict lower extremity peripheral arterial disease? to formulate a post-test probability of peripheral arterial disease in this case.
To discuss initial investigations for suspected peripheral arterial disease, and when to refer for urgent management.

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Objectives Structured Clinical Examination

OSCE #2

End-Unit Clinical Skills Assessment

Integration Foundation Clinical Skills

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