cardiovascular disorders
Varicose Veins
Diagnosis of Varicose Veins
Clinical evaluation Sometimes Doppler ultrasonography Diagnosis is usually obvious from the physical examination. Trendelenburg test (comparing venous filling before and after release of a thigh tourniquet) is no longer commonly used to identify retrograde blood flow past incompetent saphenous valves. Duplex ultrasonography is an accurate test, but it is not clear whether it is routinely necessary. 