Peripheral Vascular Disease Diagnosis
How will your doctor diagnose you with this condition? Learn about the tests, exams, processes, and other information relating to the diagnosis of Peripheral Vascular Disease below.
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How to Diagnose Peripheral Vascular Disease
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history, and perform a physical exam. Tests may include the following:
- Checking the strength of the pulse in the leg arteries
- Listening for a whooshing sound in a leg artery or the abdomen using a stethoscope
- Checking blood pressure at various points in the leg and comparing it to the normal arm blood pressure
- Blood tests for blood lipids, homocysteine, fasting blood sugar, hemoglobin A1C, oxidative stress marker (eg 8-iso-PGF 2 alpha)
- Treadmill test
- Ultrasound and doppler analysis of the arteries, especially the carotid arteries in the neck which supply the brain with blood
- Electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG) -a test that records the heart's activity by measuring electrical currents through the heart muscle
- Angiography of the arteries in the legs-x-rays of blood vessels that have been injected with a dye
- MRI -a test that uses magnetic waves to make pictures of the blood vessels
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