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A Better Phlebitis Test
It's not very exact to use Hoamn's sign or a calf squeeze to diagnose phlebitis in cardiovascular patient. Here's another way.
Calf tenderness per se is too subjective a test for phlebitis. To be more objective, I use a normal sphygmomanometer in the calf. As I raise the pressure, I ask the patient to tell me when it becomes painful, rather than just tight.
If no pain occurs with the cuff pumped above 140 to 150 mm Hg, I conclude that the patient doesn’t have phlebitis. If it becomes painful below the 11-mm level, I tentatively diagnose phlebitis. I can easily check the results by repeating the test.
This method is more exact than Homan’s sign or squeezing the calf with the hand.
Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Enlicitide Meets All End Points in Phase 3 Hypercholesterolemia Trial
September 2nd 2025At week 24, patients receiving once-daily enlicitide demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol compared with placebo.
