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    This document provides guidance on performing a peripheral vascular examination. It describes examining the hands, arms, face, and pulses to check for signs of peripheral vascular disease. Specific instructions are given to inspect the limbs for color, edema, ulceration, and other signs. The ankle brachial pressure index test is described to measure the ratio of ankle and brachial blood pressures as a marker of peripheral arterial disease. The Buergers and Trendelenburg's tests are also listed to assess vascular function but their procedures are not described.

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    This document provides guidance on performing a peripheral vascular examination. It describes examining the hands, arms, face, and pulses to check for signs of peripheral vascular disease. Specific instructions are given to inspect the limbs for color, edema, ulceration, and other signs. The ankle brachial pressure index test is described to measure the ratio of ankle and brachial blood pressures as a marker of peripheral arterial disease. The Buergers and Trendelenburg's tests are also listed to assess vascular function but their procedures are not described.

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    This document provides guidance on performing a peripheral vascular examination. It describes examining the hands, arms, face, and pulses to check for signs of peripheral vascular disease. Specific instructions are given to inspect the limbs for color, edema, ulceration, and other signs. The ankle brachial pressure index test is described to measure the ratio of ankle and brachial blood pressures as a marker of peripheral arterial disease. The Buergers and Trendelenburg's tests are also listed to assess vascular function but their procedures are not described.

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    Peripheral Vascular Examination

    General Inspection

    Examine Rationale
    Is the patient in pain?
    Amputation of limbs?
    GCS?

    Hands and arm

    Examine Rationale
    Tar staining
    Clubbing
    Capillary refill
    Peripheral cyanosis
    Tendon Zanthoma
    Palmer creases
    Blood pressure

    Face

    Examine Rationale
    Eyes 


    Tongue

    Pulses

    Palpate Notes
    Radial Allen’s Test:
    Ulnar
    Delay:

    Brachial
    Carotid
    Abdominal Aorta
    Femoral
    Poplitial
    Dorsalis pedis
    Post Tibial

    Auscultation

    Auscultate Notes
    Carotid
    Femoral
    Abdominal Aorta

    Clinical Educators
    Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
    Limbs

    Inspect Rationale
    For:
     Colour
     Oedema
     Ulceration
     Capillary Refill
     Superficial venous dilatation
     Venous tortuosity
     Scars
    Look specifically between toes
    Temperature
    Muscle function

    Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI)

    Procedure

    ABPI = Highest ankle systolic pressure


    Highest brachial systolic

    Normal Ranges
     >1 =Normal
     <0.9 =Abnormal
     0.5 – 0.9 =Claudication
     <0.5 =Critical Ischemia

    Buergers Test

    Procedure

    Clinical Educators
    Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
    Trendelenbergs Test

    Procedure

    Clinical Educators
    Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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