Surgery & perioperative · Explanation & counselling

Angioplasty explained

Medium

10 min station · 2 min reading · Recommended for Curtin Year 5 students

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2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the vascular surgery clinic. Norman Lockyer, 66, has a year of right calf pain on walking despite six months of supervised exercise. His CT angiogram is back and the surgeon has offered angioplasty and a stent.

  1. Explain the CT result to Mr Lockyer

  2. Explain angioplasty and stenting and obtain his consent

  • You do not need to take a history or examine the patient

CT angiogram

6 cm occlusion of the right superficial femoral artery; good flow below the knee. Creatinine 84.

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