A key component of your head-to-toe and focused assessments is the vascular assessment. In this episode I’m sharing tips and real-world examples to help you feel more confident at the bedside.

* What type of clinical situations warrant a vascular assessment

* Tips for taking a proper blood pressure measurement

* Pulse assessment, including a key tip on using the Doppler

* General vascular assessment techniques including capillary refill, edema and pain

* Neurovascular assessment

* The 6 P’s of Ischemia

* What the Allen test is and how to perform one

* Bruits and thrills demystified!

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Learn more about cardiac assessment in Performing A Cardiac Assessment: Episode 250

Learn more about AVMs in AVMs A to Z: Episode 241

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