A Simple Guide to Vascular Diseases, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions
A Simple Guide to Vascular Diseases, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions
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Overview
This book describes Vascular Diseases, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Vascular disease is any disorder that affects the network of the blood vessels.
The vascular system is the body's network of blood vessels:
1. Arteries, which transport oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the tissues and organs
2. Veins, which transport the blood and waste products, back to the heart
3. Capillaries, which are tiny, blood vessels that attach the small arteries to the small veins.
The walls of the capillaries are slender and leaky, to permit for an exchange of materials between the tissues and blood.
Lymph vessels and lymph nodes are part of a separate cleaning system that eliminates the body of injured cells.
They also help defend the patient from infections and cancer.
The vessels gather fluid from tissues throughout the body.
This fluid travels back into veins that are under the collarbones
Vascular diseases are disorders which involve the vascular system.
They are frequent and can be life threatening.
Arteries throughout the body pick up oxygen-rich blood away from the heart, so blockages can happen in all arteries with dangerous effects.
Some types are
1. Aneurysm - a swelling or "ballooning" in the wall of an artery
2. Atherosclerosis - a disease in which plaque builds up inside the arteries.
3. Blood clots, such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
4. Coronary artery disease and carotid artery disease, diseases that involve the narrowing or blockage of an artery.
5. Raynaud's disease - the blood vessels narrow when the person is cold or feeling stressed
4. Stroke - a serious disorder when blood flow to the brain stops.
5. Vasculitis - inflammation of the blood vessels
Vascular diseases vary from disorders with the arteries, veins, and vessels that transport lymph to disorders that affect how the blood flows.
Three most identified vascular diseases are:
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
An aneurysm is an abnormal bulge in the wall of any blood vessel.
The patient can have an aortic aneurysm in the chest(thoracic) or the abdomen (abdominal).
Small aneurysms normally create no threat.
1. Plaque deposits may accumulate where the aneurysm is.
2. A clot may develop there and then break off and get obstructed somewhere else.
3. The aneurysm might get larger and press on other organs, which produces pain.
4. Since the artery wall has been stretched and becomes thinner at the area of an aneurysm, it is fragile and could rupture under stress, like a balloon.
5. The sudden rupture of an aortic aneurysm can be fatal.
Carotid Artery Disease – Stroke
Carotid arteries happen when the main blood vessels to the brain form an accumulation of plaque produced by atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries.
When the accumulation of plaque becomes very severe, it can produce a stroke.
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Coronary arteries bring blood and oxygen to the heart muscle.
Peripheral arteries carry blood to other tissues and organs.
Both can have collections of fat, cholesterol and substances deposited on their inside walls called plaque.
Over time the vessel narrows and it is difficult for blood to flow.
Or a plaque could burst, blocking blood flow.
An angiogram can be both diagnostic and therapeutic in vascular disease.
Many vascular disorders are now very treatable
Blood pressure, diabetes should be controlled.
Blood thinners should be given.
Smoking should be avoided.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Vascular Diseases
Chapter 2 Peripheral Vascular Disease
Chapter 3 Pulmonary Embolism
Chapter 4 Deep Vein Thrombosis
Chapter 5 Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 6 Pulmonary Infarction
Chapter 7 Stroke (Cerebrovascular Infarction)
Chapter 8 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Epilogue
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940165070242 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Kenneth Kee |
| Publication date: | 10/29/2021 |
| Sold by: | Smashwords |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 756 KB |
About the Author
Medical doctor since 1972.
Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.
Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.
Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 70.
However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours in
the afternoon.
He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.
His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com
This autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.
From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.
He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.
He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.
Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.
For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.
The later books go into more details of medical disorders.
He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.
The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.
He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.
His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.
The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.
He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) starting
with the Apple computer and going to PC.
The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.
The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.
He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.
His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.
The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.
This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.
Dr Kee is the author of:
"A Family Doctor's Tale"
"Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine"
"Case Notes From A Family Doctor"