Point-of-care ultrasound view
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Lower Extremity Vein Compression Ultrasound (2-point)
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How to Perform
Use a high-frequency linear probe with the patient supine and the leg externally rotated and slightly flexed. In the transverse plane, image the common femoral vein at the groin (including the saphenofemoral junction) and apply downward pressure with the probe until the vein walls fully coapt; then move to the popliteal fossa, image the popliteal vein in transverse, and again compress. Complete coaptation of the vein walls at each point is a normal (negative) result; a vein that does not fully compress is abnormal.
How to Interpret
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