extremity arteriography…

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what the risks are angiography/arteriography, the extremity, extremity arteriography, test to visualize the arteries in any, the extremities, hands, arms, feet, legs, arteries, seen in an x-ray, a contrast material is injected into one, arteries to make them visible, x-ray images, the blood flow, the area of interest, x-rays, a form of electromagnetic radiation, light, higher energy, penetrate the body to form an image on film, structures, dense, bone, appear white, air, black, structures, shades of gray, this test, hospital, outpatient facility, lie on an x-ray table, ask, sedative, anxious, catheter, inserted, shaved, cleansed, site, in the groin area, local anesthetic is used, a needle, puncture the artery so that an intravenous catheter, a flexible tube, inserted, catheter is inserted, the needle, artery, threaded, it, in the artery of interest, procedure is monitored by fluoroscopy, a type of x-ray that projects moving images onto a tv monitor, contrast material is injected, x-ray images, catheter is flushed periodically, a saline solution, keep the blood, in the catheter from clotting, clinically warranted, a treatment performed, arteriography procedure, treatments include dissolving a blood clot, medicine, opening a partially blocked artery, a balloon, or placing a sterile tube into an artery to help prop open a narrowed portion, the artery, all performed, the catheter used, the arteriography procedure, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, monitored, x-rays, needle, catheter, withdrawn, pressure is immediately applied on the leg, site of insertion, 15 minutes to stop the bleeding, after that time, area is checked, a bandage is applied, leg, kept straight, 6 hours, strenuous activity, heavy lifting, avoided, 24, 48 hours, food, fluids, restricted 8 hours, medications, aspirin, blood thinners, the examination, not discontinue any medications, advised to, so by health care provider, wear hospital clothing, sign a consent form, the procedure, remove all jewelry, area imaged, inform the health care provider, pregnant, have allergies to any medication, medications, herbal preparations, have ever had any allergic reactions to x-ray contrast material, iodine substances, inform the health care provider, have ever had any bleeding problems, infants, children, test depends on child's age, level of trust, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, x-ray table is hard, cold, want to ask, blanket, pillow, sting, the anesthetic is given, does not numb the artery, feel a brief, sharp pain, the catheter is inserted, feeling of pressure, the catheter is advanced, the dye is injected, experience a burning sensation, tenderness, bruising, site, the injection, experience an enlarging mass, recurrent bleeding, significant pain, in the extremity, seek immediate medical attention, extremities arteriogram helps identify, locate occlusions, closure, the vessel, stenoses, areas of narrowing, sites of bleeding, persons, symptoms of vascular disease, in the extremity, acute, chronic, after trauma, x-ray shows normal structures, the age, the patient, x-ray, blockage, in the vessels, hardening, the arteries, arteriosclerosis, the arteries, blood clots, aneurysms, sacs filled, blood, formed, an abnormal widening, in the artery, deep venous thrombosis, thromboangiitis obliterans, vasculitis, trauma, extremity arteriography, surgery, significant complications, chance of a reaction, contrast medium, risk, the catheter damaging the artery, knocking loose a piece of a clot, block the blood flow, tissue damage, a stroke, rare, a clot, bleeding, puncture site, a partial blockage, the flow of blood, leg, low-level radiation exposure, most experts feel that the risk of most x-rays is smaller than other risks we take every day, pregnant women, children, more sensitive, the x-ray.