Examination of Arterial Pulses and Superficial Veins in Lower Limb Flashcards
What fingers do you use to palpate the vessels?
index and middle fingers
When palpating what characteristics are evaluating?
pulse rate rhythm character and volume symmetry radio femoral delays between major arteries
What four important arterial pulses on the lower limb can you palpate?
Femoral artery pulse
Popliteal artery pulse
Dorsalis pedis artery pulse
Posterior tibial artery pulse
Which of these pulses in the most difficult to palpate? Why?
popliteal artery
located very deep in the popliteal fossa on the back of the knee
Where is the posterior tibial pulse located?
just behind the medial malleolus of tibia, between the medial malleolus and calcaneal tendon
Where is the dorsalis pedis pulse located?
mid dorsum of the foot, just lateral to the tendon of flexor hallucis longus
What are the femoral triangle boundaries?
inguinal ligament
adductor longus
sartorius
Where is the femoral pulse located?
mid inguinal point
Superficial veins can be harvested for what?
vascular grafts elsewhere in the body
When the superficial veins on the dorsum of the foot are visible they can be used for?
venous infusions
What superficial veins should you be able to surface mark?
Dorsal venous arch on the dorsum of the foot
Small (short) saphenous vein
Great (long) saphenous vein
The small (short) saphenous vein arises from?
dorsal venous arch of the foot
The small (short) saphenous vein runs behind?
lateral malleolus
The small (short) saphenous vein pierces popliteal fascia to join what vein?
popliteal vein
The great (long) saphenous vein arises from?
dorsal venous arch of the foot
