Cardiovascular · UKMLA & AKT
Acute limb ischaemia
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise acute limb ischaemia — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
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- Acute limb ischaemia (ALI) - sudden interruption of arterial supply threatening limb viability within hours. A true vascular surgical emergency: irreversible tissue death occurs after ~6 hours of complete ischaemia.
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