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Baton Rouge General to provide free monthly vein screenings starting this month

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BATON ROUGE - Starting this month, Baton Rouge General Medical Center will offer free once-a-month vein screenings.

The screenings include a brief exam with an ultrasound to look at superficial leg veins.

Conditions that indicate a person may need vein screening include swelling, ulcers, varicose veins, spider veins, blood clots or deep vein thrombosis.

The screenings will be held each month from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at BRG’s Bluebonnet campus on Feb. 11, March 13, April 16, May 13 and June 18.

"We're doing this really to raise awareness. Venous insufficiency, leg swelling, vein problems is very prevalent that few people are even aware that they have," Dr. Vince Weaver with BRG said.

People who want to be screened should reserve a spot through the hospital's website.

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