A nurse conducting a peripheral vascular assessment performs the Allen test. The nurse understands that this test is used to determine the patency of the:
A. Capillaries
B. Pedal pulses
C. Femoral arteries
D. Radial and ulnar arteries
Ans: D. Radial and ulnar arteries
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