Diagnostic Tests The following tests are common for diagnosing carotid artery disease. If you have symptoms of a mini-stroke or stroke, your doctor may use other tests as well. Carotid Ultrasound Carotid ultrasound (also called sonography) is the most common test for diagnosing carotid artery disease.
Dispense as Written Codes are a vital part of dispensing prescriptions in a pharmacy. These are simple, one or two digit codes that provide information to the pharmacist. The DAW codes are as follows:
Drug-eluting stent. A drug-eluting stent (DES) is a peripheral or coronary stent (a scaffold) placed into narrowed, diseased peripheral or coronary arteries that slowly releases a drug to block cell proliferation.[1] This prevents fibrosis that, together with clots (thrombi), could otherwise block the stented artery, a process called restenosis.