A peripheral vascular examination is a medical examination to discover signs of pathology in the peripheral vascular system. It is performed as part of...
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percussion and auscultation, pulmonary examination, abdominal examination and peripheral vascular examination. The evaluation of a real patient will require...
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a vascular disorder that causes abnormal narrowing of arteries other than those that supply the heart or brain. PAD...
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Rose's sign (category Symptoms and signs: Vascular)
the affected leg. Williams, Mark E (2008). "Chapter 18. The peripheral vascular examination". Geriatric physical diagnosis: a guide to observation and...
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(using thermometers), respiratory examination, peripheral vascular examination, oral examination, abdominal examination, external percussion and palpation...
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blocked by blood clots. Raynaud syndrome – a peripheral vascular disorder that causes constriction of the peripheral blood vessels in the fingers and toes when...
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Buerger's test (category Vascular procedures)
test may also be used in the diagnosis of erythromelalgia. Peripheral vascular examination Claudication Browse NL, Black J, Burnand KG, Thomas WE (2005)...
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Louvel's sign (category Symptoms and signs: Vascular)
when the vein is compressed proximally. Assessment of the Elderly Patient: The Peripheral Vascular Examination: Venous Examinations at Medscape. v t e...
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Cyanosis (redirect from Peripheral cyanosis)
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Arterial obstruction (e.g., peripheral vascular disease, Raynaud phenomenon) Venous obstruction (e.g., deep vein...
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Intermittent claudication (redirect from Intermittent vascular claudication)
Paraesthesia Paralysis Most commonly, intermittent (or vascular or arterial) claudication is due to peripheral arterial disease which implies significant atherosclerotic...
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Lisker's sign (category Symptoms and signs: Vascular)
people who have deep venous thrombosis. Assessment of the Elderly Patient: The Peripheral Vascular Examination: Venous Examinations at Medscape. v t e...
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problem. Gum CRT also used to monitor health during anaesthesia. Peripheral vascular examination Skin turgor Doyle, Glynda Rees; McCutcheon, Jodie Anita (2015-11-23)...
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In general, a neurological examination is focused on finding out whether there are lesions in the central and peripheral nervous systems or there is...
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Ankle–brachial pressure index (category Physical examination)
of ABI predispose to development of the frailty syndrome. Peripheral vascular examination Intermittent claudication Al-Qaisi, M; Nott, DM; King, DH;...
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Lowenberg's sign (category Symptoms and signs: Vascular)
others (link) Assessment of the Elderly Patient: The Peripheral Vascular Examination: Venous Examinations at Medscape. Lowenberg, R. I. (1954). "Early Diagnosis...
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Femoral artery (section Peripheral arterial disease)
needed] In common usage, in clinical practice including angiology and vascular surgery, the femoral artery includes the common femoral artery, and the...
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Carotid artery stenosis (redirect from Occlusive vascular disease)
recommended for people who have:[citation needed] Vascular disease elsewhere in the body, including: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) Coronary artery disease...
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is called critical limb ischemia (CLI). CLI is the end stage of peripheral vascular disease where there is still some collateral circulation (alternate...
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physicians who specialize in vein care or peripheral vascular disease. These physicians are called vascular surgeons or phlebologists. More recently,...
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information such as vascular blood flow, blood pressure, changes in limb volume, oxygen saturation, cerebral circulation, peripheral circulation, and abdominal...
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Gangrene (redirect from Peripheral gangrene)
Gangrene is caused by a critically insufficient blood supply (e.g., peripheral vascular disease) or infection. It is associated with diabetes and long-term...
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original papers spanning several areas within vascular surgery, including venous, carotid, peripheral and aortic diseases. In 1978, during the early...
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Angiography (redirect from Vascular radiology)
term angiography has been applied to radionuclide angiography and newer vascular imaging techniques such as CO2 angiography, CT angiography and MR angiography...
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Vertigo (redirect from Peripheral vertigo)
physical examination tests that may be performed by physicians at the bedside, has been deemed helpful in differentiating between central and peripheral causes...
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Peripheral neuropathy, often shortened to neuropathy, refers to damage or disease affecting the nerves. Damage to nerves may impair sensation, movement...
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Varicose veins (category Vascular surgery)
weak or damaged valves in the veins. They are typically diagnosed by examination, including observation by ultrasound. By contrast, spider veins affect...
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leading to bowel or bladder dysfunction. On physical examination, patients with NC have normal peripheral pulses. The neurologic exam, straight leg raise,...
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history and physical examination; laboratory studies or imaging studies are not necessary. The normal peripheral pulses rule out peripheral arterial occlusive...
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heart stress tests, vascular age tests, urinalysis, and mammograms or prostate exams depending on gender. Pre-employment examinations are screening tests...
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Dysautonomia (redirect from Vegetative-vascular dystonia)
subtype of dysautonomia that particularly affects the vascular system has been called vegetative-vascular dystonia. The term "vegetative" reflects an older...
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