Hi, You will have more success with a metatarsal cuff and a digital toe cuff, TBI using a PPG for the pressure. Very often ABI’s are falsely elevated due to diabetes plus 255 ! The levels can be found on a search for TBI ranges. Thank you for your question, Denise Levy, RDMS, RVT Hill Vascular and Vein Center Vascular Lab Director On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 5:02 PM Bill Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Harvey i do believe your question is quite valid! > Personally I can only recount a few cases and I know there was a point > beyond which I would not increase the probe pressure. "Do no harm seemed a > good idea then and still. > So, what do you do in these cases? I assume you do some type of > follow-up? Any lessons for us still learning? > > On Mon, May 31, 2021, 4:24 PM Harvey Wilson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I've often wondered about getting non comp ABI's on wound clinic patients >> who have severe edema or something like Elaphantiasis Nostras. How much >> does hardening and thickening of tissue contribute in cases like these vs >> plain old calcification? I thought I'd post this here as I don't have >> anyone here to bounce ideas off. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Harvey Wilson RVT RDMS RDCS >> Victoria >> >> 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 -- Sent from Gmail Mobile To unsubscribe or search other topics on UVM Flownet link to: http://list.uvm.edu/archives/uvmflownet.html