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Peripheral Vascular Diseases
by Jess R. Young, Robert A. Graor, Jeffrey W. Olin, and John R. Bartholomew, 790 pp, $99, ISBN' 0801661153, St Louis, Mo, Mosby-Year Book, 1991.
Paul M. Paulman, MD, Reviewer
University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha
Arch Fam Med. 1994;3(3):287-288.
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This is a clinically oriented reference textbook, which is, according to the authors, "intended for all physicians interested in caring for patients with vascular diseases." The authors also state that this text was written because the previous "bible" for this area had not had a new edition since 1980. In general, the book lives up to its billing as a good reference text for diseases of the peripheral vascular system. It was written primarily by practicing clinicians and is heavily weighted away from theory and to-ward practical information about the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral vascular diseases. There are no family physicians listed as either editors or contributors.
The book is laid out logically, beginning with chapters on medical history, clinical clues to peripheral vascular disease, and the physical examination of the peripheral vascular system. Following a chapter on noninvasive vascular testing are basic science chapters that cover characteristics of
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