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Could you still get a pedal pulse with a doppler with an occluded femoral-popliteal artery graft?

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Pulse?: A pulse is something felt by palpation. A doppler, which is a machine that "listens" to blood flow, can't get a pulse but can produce a signal that tells us flow is present. An occluded fem-pop bypass will almost certainly have no pedal pulse but the patient may continue to have a pedal signal found on doppler. Discuss further with a board-certified vascular surgeon.

Answered 2/9/2014

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