Peripheral vascular pathology in the elderly
1
2024-2025
02466852
Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
1.0
Compulsory
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado
Recommended Prerequisites
Knowledge in physiology, physiopathology and clinics in the peripheral vascular area.
Teaching Methods
Talks and round tables for discussion.
Learning Outcomes
To know and always have in mind the conditions of the peripheral vascular area that are more frequent in the elderly, because they are those in which aging has marked influence, so that he can intervene in the prevention, early diagnosis and timely treatment.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
Arterial diseases. Arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis and aging. Atherothrombosis. Risk factors besides age.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm: symptomatology, diagnosis, treatment ( surgical and endovascular ). Chronic ischemia of the lower limbs: symptomatology, diagnosis, treatment. Ankle/arm Pressure Index as a marker of atherosclerosis. Cerebrovascular insufficiency, cervical-cranial arterial lesions. Symptomatology, diagnosis, prevention, treatment.
Vasospastic arterial diseases appearing and worsening with age. Secondary Raynaud's phenomenon, Raynaud's syndrome. Pathogenesis, clinical presentation, treatment, prevention.
Venous diseases - pathology of the return circulation .
Varicose veins and varicose syndrome. Mechanisms of adaptation of our species to the return circulation of the lower limbs. Varicose veins and their complications. Clinical manifestations, physical examination, treatment planning. Therapeutic and prophylactic measures.
Head Lecturer(s)
Lino Manuel Martins Gonçalves
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Exam: 100.0%
Bibliography
Principles of Surgery - Schwartz, Short Practice of Surgery - Bailey , Haimovici's Vacular Surgery, Cirurgia - Patologia e Clínica – Alves Pereira 2ª edição. Cap. 57, Doenças Vasospásticas