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Adult Nursing chp 8
Diagnostic Test for Peripheral Vascular Disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Measures blood flow in areteries or viens | Doppler ultrasound |
| IV contrast is administered, Blood visualized by radiography using an image intensifier video system and monitor | Digital Subtaction Angiography (DSA) |
| Exercise to determine blood flow to extremeties | Treadmill Test |
| Assesses blood volume in the veins | Plethysmography |
| Radiographic visualization of veins, iv contrast is administered in a foot vein, x-rays are taken to detect filing defects, assesses for condition of deep veins to diagnose deep vein thrombosis. | Phlebography or venography |
| IV contrast is administered, ex ray to visualize arteries | Angiography |
| Assesses for acute calf vein thrombosis. Fibrinogen is tagged with iodine 125 and given iv, it can then be detected in the blood stream by a gamma ray detector | 125-1 Fibrinogen Uptake Test |
| D-dimer forms when fibrin is broken down. When a thrombus is present d-dimer levels are elevated, usually greater than 1591 ng/ml. Normal value 68-494 ng/ml | D-dimer serum test |
| Combination of ultrasound imaging and doppler, determines location and extent of thrombus within viens. | Duplex Scanning |