Peripheral Arterial Testing

Peripheral Arterial Testing
Vascular Exam Prep

Peripheral Arterial Testing

This lesson covers direct assessment of peripheral arterial disease using duplex ultrasound, including B-mode, color Doppler, and spectral Doppler techniques. Students learn to identify normal and abnormal arterial pathology, recognize symptoms like intermittent claudication and rest pain, and distinguish peripheral arterial disease from mimicking conditions like spinal stenosis.

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This segment is in, uh, review of direct assessment of arterial disease. This is your duplex scanning B mode, color, and spectral doppler. Main objectives for this is to describe the direct testing, including techniques employed in the upper and lower extremities can identify normal and abnormal pathology of the peripheral arterial system and define various signs and symptoms associated with...

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