Axillary and subclavian vein thrombosis
Axillary and subclavian vein thrombosis is an important diagnosis to make. The incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE) and long-term sequelae is high in untreated cases.
Category Vascular Surgery
Paget-Schroetter Syndrome
Primary thrombosis of the subclavian vein at the costoclavicular junction. The formation of an axillo-subclavian vein thrombosis results from endothelial trauma, often as a result of repetitive activity of the upper limbs.
POCUS: DVT – Lower extremity study
POCUS Essentials course with a video demonstrating lower extremity study ultrasound evaluating the popliteal region for an acute DVT.
POCUS: Abdominal aorta
Exploring the Point of Care Ultrasound Essentials course with a video demonstrating the examination to identify abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Henri Mondor
Henri Mondor (1885 – 1962) was a French physician, surgeon, and a historian. Mondor disease (1939); Penile Mondor disease (1958)
Penile Mondor disease
Penile Mondor’s disease (PMD) is an isolated superficial thrombophlebitis of the superficial dorsal vein of the penis.
Branham sign
Nicoladoni-Israel-Branham sign: Compression of the arterial supply to an arteriovenous fistula causes bradycardia and hypertension
Harris Branham
Harris Miller Branham (1862 – 1936) was an American physician. Branham sign (1890) - bradycardia following occlusion the artery entering an arteriovenous fistula
James Israel
James Adolf Israël (1848 - 1926) was a German surgeon. Eponyms: Actinomyces israelii, Nicoladoni-Israel-Branham sign
CXR Case 151
A 54 year old male presents with chest pain radiating through to his upper back. LITFL Top 150 CXR
Fritz Valdemar Rasmussen
Fritz Valdemar Rasmussen (1837-1877) was a Danish physician. Co-editor of the Hospitals-Tidende Journal, Rasmussen recorded cases of massive haemoptysis secondary to pulmonary artery aneurysm in association with tuberculosis - eponymously termed the Rasmussen aneurysm
Abnormal LFTs Post Vascular Surgery
CAUSES pre-existing liver disease (+/- exacerbation) drug induced (paracetamol, statins, amiodarone, antibiotics, NSAIDs, beta-blockers, ranitidine, volatiles) ischaemic (post clamping above hepatic artery, thrombosis, embolic, hypotension) surgical injury nutrition (TPN, EN) acalculous cholecystitis transfusion related hepatitis ASSESSMENT History pre-operative liver function…