Sonography to RN Degree Program · 07. August 2017
Registered Nurses can become Sonographers simply by being trained on the job. There is not a pathway for Sonographer's to become nurses, despite the commonalities between the two professions. If you had a choice in a Registered Nurse or a Registered Vascular Sonographer injecting your veins who would you choose? Most nurses would choose the Sonographer. Who would you want to perform your ultrasound guided procedure a sonographer or a provider with no ultrasound experience? Find out more ....
Vein Testing Differences · 01. June 2017
The gold standard for venous insufficiency is compression ultrasound. Doppler in many ways has been downgraded and some even think it should be eliminated. This thought process causes false negative exams.
Advantage of Vein Treatment Before Knee Surgery · 14. April 2017
Jason, a recently retired administrator, came to Truffles Vein Specialists before proceeding with a left total knee replacement. He had experienced chronic knee pain and mild swelling for nearly a decade, however it had progressively worsened since his retirement. “It’s true, when you retire, you find yourself suddenly more busy. With my new and busy schedule, my left knee became very swollen,” he said. “I developed a bulging lump on the inside and behind my right knee and I had...
Poor Medical Advice · 02. June 2016
You’ve heard it before…maybe even from your doctor ”varicose veins a cosmetic issue, you do not need treatment, it can make it worse”. Please read this next sentence very carefully and slowly.
You Can't Run from Vein Disease · 26. May 2016
Many runners develop varicose veins. The veins bulge after a long run and there are obvious signs of medical vein disease, yet runners often don't complain of symptoms. The symptoms rush on the stage when they have an injury or stop due to other reasons.
Fake News · 16. May 2016
Natural treatments for varicose veins can be found all over the internet. As a vein specialist, I am astonished at the naivety of the general public when it comes to this condition. It is hard for me to remember a time when I didn’t understand venous anatomy and physiology.
Vein Treatment Fayetteville · 09. May 2016
Venous disease is 5 times more prevalent than arterial disease or (PAD). Up until the late 1990's there were very few options for treating and managing varicose vein disease. Confounding the lack of treatment options was the lack of attention that most medical providers put toward the diagnosis or management of the disease. In 2016, there are still medical practitioners who fail to identify vein disease by clinical symptoms. Dr. Paul Feldman a board certified plastic surgeon who has treated...
VenaSeal · 06. May 2016
VenaSeal is now an additional treatment option at Truffles Vein Specialists. Other vein treatments offered at Truffles include radiofrequency ablation, phlebectomy, sclerotherapy, laser and ultrasound guided sclerotherapy.
IDK about Vein Disease · 04. May 2016
When it comes to vein treatment there is a lot of information on the internet. Most of the information is formulaic and doesn't really give the patient the keys or a list of items to reference when choosing the best vein provider. 1. Modern vein treatment is performed in the outpatient setting with no general anesthesia. Vein treatment have progressed from the operating room in 1999 to predominately being performed in the physicians office setting. The utility and advances in the use of local...