DOPPLER TRANS-CRANIAL ASSESSMENT, PROTOCOLS, AND INTERPRETATION

Course overview

TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER IS UTILIZED TO INVESTIGATE THE INTRACRANIAL VASCULATURE FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES. IT OFFERS A NON-INVASIVE, RADIATION-FREE WAY TO MONITOR FOR SEQUELAE FROM SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE OR TO HELP DETERMINE STROKE RISK IN SICKLE CELL PATIENTS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS A FEW EXAMPLES OF TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER EXAM INDICATIONS, BASIC TECHNIQUES, AND THE IMPORTANCE THESE FINDINGS HAVE IN CLINICAL CARE BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.