Vascular Disease Diagnosis Education and Awareness

Vascular Disease Diagnosis Education and Awareness is organized by Baptist Health South Florida.

Course opens: 11/01/2018
Course expires: 10/31/2022

Conference Description:
Learn more about what to consider during your annual physical exams when a patient presents with circulatory concerns. Be better able to assess patients at risk for developing peripheral vascular disease and appropriately select diagnostic tools based on your determination of arterial or venous disease.

This course supports the efforts of Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute’s Vascular Disease Diagnosis Education and Awareness program.

Learning Objectives:
• Recognize patients that present with risk factors for developing peripheral vascular disease and effectively screen these patients to reduce morbidity and mortality.
• Implement a thorough annual physical exam screening for circulatory problems which can include abnormal pulse, carotid bruits and abnormal aortic aneurysms.
• Distinguish between arterial and venous disease.
• Utilize diagnostic methods to document the extent and location of peripheral vascular disease.