The nurse auscultates a bruit over a patient's carotid artery.Which noninvasive diagnostic test should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this patient?

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The most appropriate noninvasive diagnostic test to confirm the presence of a bruit over the carotid artery is a carotid duplex ultrasound which is used to evaluate carotid stenosis, and/or increased blood flow and turbulence in this artery. Carotid angiography, Magnetic resonance angiography, and Computed tomography angiography are invasive diagnostic tests used for further evaluation after a diagnosis of carotid stenosis or aneurysm has been made.

The Nurse Auscultates a Bruit Over a Patient's Carotid Artery