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Agreed On Oct 27, 2012 12:26 PM, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Take the extra 10 min and scan below the knee. Blood flows up the leg and > something left untreated can propagate. > Connie Mccoy > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Patricia Rudibaugh" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Entire leg vs to knee venous > Date: Sat, Oct 27, 2012 10:41 am > > > The new supervisor of our Vascular Lab asked me why we scan the > entire leg in a Venous Duplex scan when evaluating for DVT when other > facilities in the area scan only to the knee and stop. The lab follows > ICAVL, SCU and our Medical Directors guidelines/protocols, however, > she is looking at the possible time saved and training spent. Any > explainations out there? I have never heard of scanning only to the > knee, but I am new to Vascular since 2009. Is there something I am > missing??? Thanks in advance for your explainations... > > To unsubscribe or search other topics on UVM Flownet link to: > http://list.uvm.edu/archives/uvmflownet.html > To unsubscribe or search other topics on UVM Flownet link to: http://list.uvm.edu/archives/uvmflownet.html