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Palpation of hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula pulse
Palpation of hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula pulse
(A) Normal: very soft if any pulse, access is easily compressible.
(B) With venous outflow stenosis: access distal to lesion is hyperpulsatile.
Courtesy of Gerald A Beathard, MD, PhD.
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