MESI ABPI MD - INTERPRETATION OF AN ABI RESULT

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5.4.1.5
5.5 INTERPRETATION OF AN ABI RESULT
When the result ‘Abnormally weak pulse’ is displayed, there is
a high probability of severe Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) or
incompressible arteries (Medial Calcinosis).
DETECTION OF
SEVERE PAD AND
INCOMPRESSIBLE
ARTERIES
5.5.1
NOTE
The majority of the ‘Abnormally weak pulse’ results describe patients with an ABI
around or lower than 0.5.
NOTE
In the case of Medial Calcinosis, the arteries cannot be compressed due to sti
arterial walls. The measurement of blood pressure with cus is not possible,
making the ABI result unreliable. The patient should be referred for a Toe-Brachial
Index (TBI) measurement.
As an option, the device allows to assign the measurement to an
existing patient (1) or create a new patient’s profile (2). This option is not
required for a measurement to be performed.
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