Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (VEDS) is a rare, life-threatening condition. Individuals with VEDS are predisposed to medical emergencies that include aortic/arterial dissection or rupture, intestinal perforation, pneumothorax, and uterine rupture during pregnancy or delivery. Most clinicians are not familiar with the clinical presentation and care of individuals with VEDS due to its relative rarity and features that overlap with other conditions. It is frequently confused with the other subtypes of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
In this course, we employ case presentations to increase awareness of VEDS among healthcare professionals, improve diagnostic accuracy, and ensure the competent emergency medical management of individuals with VEDS. After completing this course, providers/members of the healthcare team should be able to: identify the acute, life-threatening conditions that individuals with VEDS are predisposed to and present with to the emergency department; use the diagnostic criteria for VEDS to determine when to suspect VEDS in undiagnosed patients who present with an acute vascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, or uterine emergency; formulate appropriate differential diagnoses for common complaints presenting to the emergency department for patients with known or suspected VEDS; select the most appropriate diagnostic tests and procedures that are at lowest risk for potential complications in individuals with VEDS; and collaborate with the patient’s VEDS care team to ensure competent emergency medical management.
- Provider:The Sullivan Group
- Activity Link: https://www.thesullivangroup.com/RSQSolutions/course-purchase-home/
- Start Date: 2022-10-25 05:00:00
- End Date: 2022-10-25 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.5 hours
- Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Competence, Learner Knowledge, Learner Performance, Patient Health
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all