7] Venosu Ulcers Flashcards
3 reasons why wounds do not heal
Inadequate vascular support
Excessive pressure
Inadequate nutritional support to grow new tissue
locatedin subcutaneous tissues
Superficial veins
accompany
the arteries and are deep to fascia and muscles
Deep veins
penetrate fascia to
connect the superficialand deep veins
Perforating veins
Proper venosu return
calf muscle forcing bloodupward; as muscle
relaxes, valve opens and
blood flows
Venous insufficiency
valvesbecome damaged and
blood leaks backwards
Thrombi scar the intima andcause valvular incompetence
Venous Insufficiency
Failure of valves results in
Venous HTN
Venous HTN causes ? Of superficial veins and fluid is forced ?
Distention (swollen or enlarged); into interstitial space
3 other theories of venous insufficiency
Pericapillary fibrin cuffs
Leukocyte trapping
Micoangiopathy
—fibrinogen leaks from capillaries And creates a barrier between the capillary and the tissue it supplies
Pericapillary fibrin cuffs—
WBC adhere to the capillary
endothelium because of sluggish blood flow 2o venous hypertension; this leads to inflammation
Leukocyte trapping
venous congestion leads to damagedcapillaries surrounding the wound (dilation, elongation,
tortuosity, stasis, thrombus)
Microangiopathy—
leads to extravasation offluid and cells
Venosu HTN
Causes of venous insufficiency
Outflow obstruction
Valve insufficiency
Loss of muscle pump
How many stages of Venous Insufficiency
3
venous system overloaded, edema
results
Stage 1
Venous system overloaded
Stage 0
How do you treat stage 1
Compression, elevation, exercise
Lymphatic
system becomes damage from overuse for an
extended period of time, lymphedema results (alsopigmentation,
varicosities, pain)
Stage II
How do you treat stage II
CDT