{"id":3995,"date":"2020-08-03T00:58:34","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T05:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartandvascularmed.com\/?page_id=3995"},"modified":"2020-08-03T00:58:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T05:58:55","slug":"nuclear-stress-test-2-2-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/?page_id=3995","title":{"rendered":"LOWER EXTREMITY VENOUS STUDY (LEV)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a092d4d9964f {margin-top: 135px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a092d4d9964f\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"gem-textbox \"  ><div class=\"gem-textbox-inner\" style=\"\"><div class=\"gem-textbox-content\" style=\"background-color: #f4f6f7;background-position: center top;\">[vc_column_text]<div class='printomatic pom-default ' id='id7197' alt='Print' title='Print' data-print_target='div#styled-subtitle'><\/div> <div class='printomatictext' id='id7197' alt='Print' title='Print' data-print_target='div#styled-subtitle'>Print<\/div><div style='clear: both;'><\/div>\n<div id=\"styled-subtitle\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>LOWER EXTREMITY VENOUS STUDY (LEV)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>A\u00a0<strong>Venous Doppler<\/strong>\u00a0test is an ultrasound that uses sound waves to create a picture of your blood flow. The most common use of this test is to search for blood clots. It\u2019s also commonly used for people with varicose veins.<\/p>\n<p>Your doctor may order this test if you have leg pain or swelling, or if you have had a previous history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Left untreated, these blood clots can break off and pass into your lungs and potentially cause a pulmonary embolism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Before your test:<\/strong><br \/>\nThere is no specific preparation for this test. Please allow approximately 30\u201360 minutes for the test dependent on whether we have scheduled you for testing on one or both legs \/ arms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>During the test:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gel will be applied to the skin over the extremity to be examined.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0A transducer (a small device that produces sound waves) will be pressed against the skin to record the images.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>After the test:<\/strong><br \/>\nYou may resume your normal activities immediately following the test.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a092d4d996fe {margin-top: 135px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a092d4d996fe\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":597,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3995","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3995"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3997,"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3995\/revisions\/3997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}