Special Considerations in Evaluating Nonatherosclerotic Arterial Pathology

Special Considerations in Evaluating Nonatherosclerotic Arterial Pathology
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Special Considerations in Evaluating Nonatherosclerotic Arterial Pathology

This lesson covers the evaluation of nonatherosclerotic arterial diseases using duplex ultrasound, focusing on inflammatory vasculitis conditions like giant cell arteritis and Takayasu's arteritis. Students learn to identify clinical presentations, ultrasound findings including wall thickening and stenosis patterns, and imaging techniques to differentiate these conditions from atherosclerotic disease.

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17:38 lesson

This is unit 18. We're gonna talk about special considerations, evaluating non atherosclerotic arterial pathology. Main objectives for this uh, unit is gonna be to list the most common non atherosclerotic arterial disease and explain the importance of clinical history prior to performing. We're gonna define clinical presentation and identify the ultrasound presentation for non atherosclerotic...

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