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Rumpel-Leede Test

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•AKA capillary fragility test
•blood pressure cuff is inflated to halfway between systolic and diastolic for 15 minutes
•a circle 2-5 cm in diameter is drawn on inner forearm (the upper edge of which is 4 cm below the crease of the elbow)
•10 petechia -->  normal
•10 –20 --> marginal
•>20 abnormal