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Ultrasound of lower extremity veins

Ultrasound of lower extremity veins

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A 25-year old female asked:

How can I have a ultrasound in the lower extremity that revealed venous insufficiency in the saphenous vein but no varicose vein?

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A 57-year old female asked:

Do I need comudin if I have Greenville filter since ultrasound found superficial thrombosis in my lower left extremity?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old female asked:

Doc thought I had a dvt in my leg post op. ER did ultrasound and found biphasic flow in lower extremity and said pvd. I am 27yo. Is this likely?

1 doctor answer • 6 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old male asked:

Pinching in posterior lower leg when walking, sometimes sitting. There is a vein sticking out but the pinching is not in same area. Ultrasound normal?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old female asked:

I had two ultrasounds of my lower extremities and the arterial vascular sonogram stated this. " hemodynamically significant stenosis " What does this mean? I'm worried?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 60-year old male asked:

Is it true that most people already have clots within the deep muscle tissue in their lower limbs but that they are attached to the vein or artery?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 21-year old female asked:

I can feel what I can only describe as my veins wiggling in my lower extremities. I do not believe it is related to muscle spasms, is this possible and if so, what are the causes?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 31-year old female asked:

After doppler scan result varicose veins both lower limbs greater saphenous system due to incompetence of perforators of bilateral knee no thrombosis

3 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old male asked:

Hematologist told me ultrasound technicians stop investigating SSV at middle calf because vessels any lower are difficult to see. Is this true?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 40-year old male asked:

For 3 months its been tender to touch 1 inch below tummy button (centre)&pain in lower back near hips (even when rest). AAA ultra sound all clear. Tenderness is 2 inches deep and feels like a long thin hard muscle or vein? What do I do next?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 76-year old female asked:

Does this sound like the right ultrasound test to check for a blood clot? US EXTREMITY NON VASCULAR LTD INCL SOFT TISSUE?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 23-year old male asked:

Elevated D dimer. Negative PE CT scan and venous extremity ultrasound. D dimer never elevated before but is now 3 x. Im only 23. Concerning??

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 59-year old male asked:

Tsh @ 6.85, ft4 normal ultrasound: normal size, extremity heterogeneous, normal vascularity but irregular heterogeneous nodule 1.1x0.7x0.7cm. Cancer?

3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A male asked:

Wondering what is meant by follow ultrasound result: 'Probable chronic nonocclusive deep venous thrombosis in the right popliteal vein not significan?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 29-year old male asked:

Are there any veins in the hamstring and if so why doesn't the transducer go over them during ultrasound?

1 doctor answer • 7 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old male asked:

How are veins of the foot assessed? Ultrasound? Venogram?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 20-year old male asked:

Nurse gave me a ultrasound to check for testicular cancer because left side veins were enlarged and said it isn't Cancer. Is it something serious?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 25-year old male asked:

I have like lumps in my forearms veins.In duplex ultrasound(no superficial,no deep thronbosis,no venous insufficiency).Noticeable in stress or cold?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 28-year old male asked:

Im taking ultrasound because of cold feet. Do i have to check arteries or arteries and veins? Can any internist do it? Some are more expensive.

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 24-year old male asked:

Does a vase-deferens swells or get infected. I feel pain in right testis and there is a vein which swells like straw. Had ultrasound, no varicoceles.

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 43-year old male asked:

I fell of my MTB 9 days ago and has a large hematoma on my shin. Did ultrasound all veins 100%. How long should I weight before I can exercise again?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 28-year old male asked:

Suspect clot in calf. Vein large, painwhat tests should I ask my doctor to do? Read in numerous journals ultrasound has low sensitivity + specificity

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 18-year old female asked:

Used 4 pills of microgynon instead Plan B 5 months ago. Afraid of thrombosis, I did leg veins ultrasound-all is clear.Should be worried?What to check?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 24-year old male asked:

What does incidental pulsatile flow in portal vein on liver ultrasound mean ? Right sided heart failure? Ultrasound was unremarkable other than that.

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 56-year old female asked:

Had vein ablation on right leg 7 years ago. Is it possible to have to have another ? Causes? I have a new vein bulge on calf. New Dr. Ultrasound said yes. Should I get second opinion ?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 49-year old female asked:

What type of lesions might not show up on an MRI or ultrasound? After two ultrasounds, a non-contrast MRI, u/s vein mapping/Doppler - not even edema is showing up on the images, and there are numerous palpable arm lumps (no redness, no heat)?

3 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old male asked:

How are veins and arteries distinguished using ultrasound?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 48-year old asked:

Can doppler ultrasound detect vein damage in leg?

3 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 65-year old female asked:

When do you have post ablation ultrasound after greater saphenous vein ablation?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 59-year old female asked:

Had vein ultrasound everything great on both legs but one superficial venous vein closed at 800 not 500 they spoke about closing it is ok?Not sure.

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