title: Toe blood pressure and toe-brachial index.
abstract: TBP and TBI are considered more accurate in assessing lower extremity perfusion in those patients with a falsely elevated ABI suspected from medial arterial calcification. Like the ABI, a TBI may be obtained by the nurse through a similar procedure using a sphygmomanometer and hand-held Doppler. Knowledge by the vascular nurse of this noninvasive technique will assist in a more timely recognition of PAD and may improve long-term patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, IU Health La Porte Hospital, La Porte, Indiana. Electronic address: krich@iuhealth.org.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rich
mesh_terms: D055109:Ankle Brachial Index; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D001916:Brachial Artery; D006801:Humans; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014034:Toes / Q000098:blood supply / Q000502:physiology*