I would like to thank you all for your responses. When she comes back I will try the rapid cuff inflator and try examining her in reverse trendelenberg . Have a great day everyone!!.
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On Oct 23, 2012, at 12:09 PM, Steven Knight <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> In my experience an individual with severe reflux doesn't need much of a slope to generate enough hydrostatic pressure to push blood backwards through a faulty valve. It just needs to have some place to go. Emptying the veins is essential to reducing the chance of a false negative.
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> Steve
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> I find that to be a good analogy and a very interesting thought. I think you may have something there, in cases of severe distension maybe we should have them lie in trendelenberg for a bit and try to minimize the venous pressure and then after a few minutes try to assess the insufficiency, If nothing else it makes a provocative argument.
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