A Bedside Compression Test to Differentiate Pulsatile Varicose Veins

Key Points

• To evaluate a simple bedside test to differentiate pulsatile varicose veins from other conditions.
• Performed bedside compression test on a patient with pulsatile varicose veins.
• Assessed venous pulsation during femoral arterial compression.
• Assessed venous pulsation during femoral venous compression.
• Venous pulsation persisted during femoral arterial compression.
• Venous pulsation disappeared during femoral venous compression.
• Findings indicate venous pulsatility is due to systemic venous hypertension.