Routine physicals of patients in doctor's offices and on general hospital wards have long included taking a blood pressure reading, something usually measured with a pressure cuff on the arm. While abnormal "bp" numbers are indicative of a wide number of conditions, they are most often used in adults when gauging the risk of common major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, like heart attacks and stroke. But the winner of the 2007 Jeanne E. Doyle Award of the Society of Vascular Nursing, Prof. Glenda Lawson of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas [email protected] , has energetically advocated the more frequent reading of a second blood pressure measurement with older patients, taken at the ankle using a handheld Doppler ultrasonic detector along with the customary pressure cuff. This long known but underused procedure provides an important second "bp" number: the Ankle-Brachial Index or ABI, that can help diagnose Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). PAD is an often painful condition in the legs that inhibits walking and exercise, and is commonly misattributed by the older patients in which it is most common to other diseases and conditions of aging: osteoarthritis, Type II diabetes, and the lingering effects of slip-and-falls. In fact, PAD can be caused by blod clots and is often treatable, restoring mobility and improving the overall quality of life of seniors. Lawson and other commentators note that the ABI is suggestive but not definitive of PAD. Patients with adverse ABI readings discovered in general healthcare settings should be referred to specialized clinics where additional vascular testing can confirm or rule out PAD.
Source. Glenda Lawson. The importance of obtaining ankle-brachial indexes in older patients: The other vital sign. Journal of Vascular Nursing 2005 June 23 (2): 46-53. doi:10.1016/j.jv.2005.04.001
Tony Stankus [email protected] LIfe Sciences Librarian & Professor, University of Arkansas Libraries MULN 223E, 365 North McIlroy Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72701-4002
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