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About Vascular surgery Course

Vascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries, veins and lymphatic circulation, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures and surgical reconstruction.

Through the Vascular Emergency course you will learn the following:

- Diabetic foot and how to know it: where the foot of the diabetic patient is damaged and sometimes leads to amputation of the affected foot, so the diabetic patient should follow up with the doctor continuously to maintain the level of sugar in the blood, and prevent the incidence of diabetic foot and its serious complications, and there are some signs that the diabetic patient should pay attention to, which may indicate the possibility of developing diabetic foot:
• Change in the color of the skin of the foot.
• Swelling of the foot and ankle.
• Changes in the temperature of the feet.
• Persistent sores on the feet.
• Pain and tingling in the feet and ankles.
• Fingernails soaked into the skin.
• Fungal infections of the feet.
• Cracked skin on the heel.

How to avoid and protect diabetic foot:

It is very important to take care of the feet, and follow these steps:
• Inspect the feet daily and look for any changes and observe them from the beginning to deal with them early.
• Wash the feet with warm soapy water daily to keep the feet clean, and the feet and between the nails should be dried well to avoid infection with fungi.
• Wear soft shoes and socks to protect the feet all the time from any problem that can affect the foot, and in some cases the doctor recommends a certain type of shoe that helps prevent foot deformities.
• Promote blood flow to the feet by means of some simple movements such as lifting the feet when sitting, shaking the toes periodically and exercising enough to promote good blood flow to the foot.
• Trim the nails carefully straightened and make them short, because round nails can grow inward and thus cause injury.
• Blood sugar control as high blood sugar if left untreated increases the risk of diabetic foot.
• Reduce smoking as smoking negatively affects blood flow through arteries and blood vessels, leading to increased foot problems in diabetics.
• Apply moisturizing creams to the foot to prevent cracking, but it is best to consult a specialist to prescribe the appropriate type.

Varicose veins:

Varicose veins are the medical condition in which the veins become enlarged, dilated, and filled with blood. Varicose veins usually appear swollen and elevated and are purple-bluish-red, often painful.
This condition is very common, especially among women, and about 25 percent of adults suffer from varicose veins. This condition often appears below the legs.

Symptoms of varicose veins of the legs:

There are many symptoms that characterize varicose veins, including the following:
• Discoloration of the skin.
• Swelling of the ankles.
• Pain when standing.
• The appearance of contaminated wounds.
• Swelling in the legs (Edema).
• The appearance of protruding and crooked veins in the legs and thighs.

Causes of treatment of varicose veins of the legs:

• Malfunction of venous valves.
• Impaired ability to contract muscular in the calf.
• High pressure inside the abdomen or pelvis.

Methods of treatment of varicose veins of the legs:

The goal of treating varicose veins in the legs is to reduce the increased pressure in the veins, through several methods, which are as follows:
• Improve muscle work by walking more.
• Raise the legs so that blood can flow in the desired direction with the help of gravitational force.
• External support by using appropriate bandages or elastic socks to prevent fluid accumulation.
• Reduce resistance to blood flow by getting rid of excess weight and removing mechanical obstacles.
• Perform a simple surgery to remove damaged veins.
• Injection of sclerosant.
• Internal burning of veins using radio waves and others.

Deep vein thrombosis:

A blood clot (thrombosis) occurs in one or more of the deep veins in the body, usually in the legs. Deep venous thrombosis can cause pain or swelling in the leg. It sometimes occurs without noticeable symptoms.

Causes of deep vein thrombosis:

A deep blood clot is caused by the formation of a blood clot in one of the deep veins, due to one of the following reasons:
• Injury to the wall of the blood vessel.
• Perform surgery, where during the operation can damage blood vessels, and the period of stagnation and bed rest after the operation can stimulate the formation of a clot in some people.
• The presence of a reason that prevents movement and activity, such as traveling long distances, having a broken leg or any other disease that prevents the individual from moving.
• Taking medications that cause increased blood clotting, including estrogen.

Complications of deep vein thrombosis:

• The development of the condition for a pulmonary clot, and this is considered the most serious complication of deep vein thrombosis that should be avoided.
• Severe blockage of blood vessels can cause significant damage to the tissues that feed them.
• Inability to walk easily and paralysis when suffering a clot in the leg.
• Post-thrombosis syndrome, which causes severe symptoms in the patient, including severe pain and swelling, and can cause ulcers.
• Circulatory insufficiency, its causes and methods of treatment: Circulatory insufficiency is the insufficient blood flow to cover certain areas of the body, which leads to the inability of these areas to obtain oxygen, and occurs in what is known as hypoxia, and it is possible that circulatory insufficiency also means what is known as peripheral vascular disease - or peripheral arterial disease - which is a condition in which there is a failure to deliver blood to the internal organs, lower or upper limbs or otherwise, and that is As a result of complete or partial obstruction as a result of atherosclerosis and is divided into:
• Severe circulatory insufficiency: the result of a severe clot in the artery that causes the artery to suddenly become blocked.
• Chronic circulatory insufficiency: due to atherosclerosis that usually occurs because of the accumulation of fat and cholesterol on the artery wall, the occurrence of inflammation in the artery or the result of an immune disease.

Treatment of circulatory insufficiency:

The treatment of circulatory insufficiency depends on the cause that led to the occurrence of this problem, so there are many methods that can be followed for treatment, as the methods include what helps in the treatment of blood clots formed and varicose veins, control of diabetes and others.