Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  When BHC patients present with PAD symptoms, the physicians check the ankle-brachial index (ABI), which should be less than 0.9. “If it’s not normal, we typically follow that up with an arterial ultrasound, to look at the flow through the superficial femoral, and popliteal arteries. We can see if there are any abnormalities,” Yoe said.
• Radiology
  Suzannah Campbell, President of St. Vincent’s East, praises the work of Foster and his colleagues in the development of the device. “The safety of our patients is always a top priority and so is the safety of our providers,” she says. “We have received good feedback about the Rampart IC. The ease of use has had a positive impact on our physicians and radiology techs. I am excited for Dr. Foster and our team.”
• Computed Tomography
  Yoe also performs peripheral angiograms with the pedal approach. “We insert a small catheter in the right radial wrist and a catheter in the aorta though an abdominal aortagram. We have found that the pictures we get from the radial angiogram are much clearer than with a computed tomography angiography or magnetic resonance angiography. We can use smaller amounts of contrast so we can see all the runoff vessels really well.

Surgeons

• Wound Care
  He also stressed the importance of PAD specialists working with other physicians for patients who may be diabetic or who need wound care. “We are all one group working together,” he said. “It’s paramount that we restore the blood flow while other physicians are helping with wound care and the endocrinologist is helping control the diabetes. It’s all integrated.”