Description

Peripheral vascular disease - both arterial and venous in nature can have devastating effects for our patient population. Listen as Kristin Larson reviews assessment of arterial versus venous vascular disease, discusses necessary interventions and therapies to treat these disease processes.

Objectives:

• Analyze the impact of CKD/ESRD arterial and venous disease on the nephrology community.
• Recognize assessment techniques to be used to determine arterial or venous insufficiency.
• Identify initial ulcers as arterial, venous or mixed in the patient with CKD/ESRD.

Speaker(s):

• Kristin Larson, MSN, RN, AGNP-BC, Nurse Practitioner, Optum/ United Health Care