Ankle-brachial index. Calculating your patient's vascular risks

The ankle-brachial index, a ratio of systolic blood pressure in the ankle and the arm, can be used to determine a patient's risk for peripheral arterial disease.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nursing (Jenkintown, Pa.) Pa.), 1999-10, Vol.29 (10), p.58-59
Hauptverfasser:	Sloan, H, Wills, E M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ankle - blood supply Arterial Occlusive Diseases - diagnostic imaging Arterial Occlusive Diseases - nursing Blood pressure Blood Pressure Determination - methods Blood Pressure Determination - nursing Brachial Artery Cardiovascular disease Health risk assessment Humans Nursing Nursing Assessment - methods Peripheral Vascular Diseases - diagnostic imaging Peripheral Vascular Diseases - nursing Point-of-Care Systems Risk Factors Ultrasonography, Doppler
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Zusammenfassung:	The ankle-brachial index, a ratio of systolic blood pressure in the ankle and the arm, can be used to determine a patient's risk for peripheral arterial disease.
ISSN:	0360-4039 1538-8689
DOI:	10.1097/00152193-199910000-00025