Clinical questions to be addressed:
What is the art of performing a medical consultation?
What is the best approach to the patient with bilateral asymptomatic carotid bruit undergoing orthopedic surgery?
What is the best approach to managing a patient with multiple thrombogenic risks requiring a procedure for which anticoagulation must be discontinued?
How is a postoperative patient with progressive neurologic symptoms best assessed?
How is a patient presenting with a lower extremity acute arterial thrombosis, who will require revascularization, best assessed and managed?
What is the best approach to managing the patient with aortic stenosis undergoing surgery?