Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects: 1  diarrhea that is watery or bloody; 2  urinating less than usual or not at all;  fever, swollen glands, sore throat, rash or itching, joint pain, general ill feeling;
A vascular screening is a three part non-invasive diagnostic screening used in the detection of stroke risk, abdominal aortic aneurysm and peripheral artery disease. Over 700,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year. A large number of strokes can be prevented with proper diagnosis and treatment. An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening detects if the wall of the artery has become weakened and distended. A ruptured aneurysm is lifet hreatening. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) occurs in the arteries of the circulatory system in the vessels that carry blood to the arms and legs.
A carotid artery duplex scan is a type of vascular ultrasound study done to assess the blood flow of the arteries that supply blood from the heart through the neck to the brain. carotid artery duplex scan is a noninvasive (the skin is not pierced) procedure. The term duplex refers to the fact that 2 modes of ultrasound are used â Doppler and B-mode.