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This document provides a protocol for using point-of-care ultrasound to evaluate the lower extremity veins for deep vein thrombosis. It describes the anatomy of the leg veins and arteries. The protocol instructs clinicians to image the common femoral vein above and at the saphenofemoral junction, then the superficial femoral vein more distally in the thigh. Compression ultrasound is used to evaluate for compressibility of the veins and exclude clots. Patient positioning and appropriate transducer selection
- Author
- MANG
- Language
- EN