Peripheral Vascular Health Assessment

Front 1

Claudication Distance

Back 1

Number of block walked or stairs climbed before painting is produced.

Front 2

Profile Sign

Back 2

Checking for that precious 160 angle in the nails. 90 degree is clubbing

Front 3

Inguinal lymph nodes

Back 3

Upper thigh

Front 4

Pulse Grade

Back 4

0 no pulse 1 weak pulse 2 normal pulse 3 strong pulse 4 bounding pulse

Front 5

Bruit

Back 5

Swooshing sound caused by turbulent blood flow

Front 6

Pitting Edema scale

Back 6

1 mild pitting no visible swelling 2 moderate putting slight indent fades quickly 3 deep pitting deep indent remains short time swelling of leg 4 very deep pitting lasts long time gross swelling of leg

Front 7

Pregnant woman Edema and varicose veins

Back 7

Bilateral pitting Edema lower extremeties. At end of day and third trimester. Varicose veins also common 3rd trimester

Front 8

Older adult pulses

Back 8

Dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pulses more difficult to find.