Chronic venous and arterial insufficiency

Question 1

chronic venous insufficiency

Answer 1

a conditions in which the veins do not efficiently return blood from the lower limbs back to the heart
incompetent venous circulation because of partial vein blockage or venous valve leakage
incurable but manageable

Question 2

VI- edema

Answer 2

present

Question 3

VI- pain

Answer 3

often

Question 4

VI- pulses

Answer 4

normal

Question 5

VI- color

Answer 5

normal or cyanotic depending on dependency, petechiae and brown pigmentation with chronicity d/t RBC death in subcutaneous tissue

Question 6

VI- skin changes

Answer 6

brown pigmentation around ankles, stasis dermatitis. thickening of skin and narrowing of the leg as scarring develops

Question 7

VI- ulceration

Answer 7

develops on side of ankles if present, especially medially

Question 8

VI- gangrene

Answer 8

does not develop

Question 9

AI- edema

Answer 9

absent

Question 10

AI- pain

Answer 10

intermittent claudication the progresses to pain at rest

Question 11

AI- pulses

Answer 11

decreased or absent

Question 12

AI- color

Answer 12

pale on elevation; dusky red on dependency

Question 13

AI- temp

Answer 13

cool

Question 14

AI- skin changes

Answer 14

trophic changes; thin, shiny, atrophic skin, loss of hair over foot and toes, nails thickened and ridged

Question 15

AI- ulcerations

Answer 15

at points or trauma or on feett

Question 16

AI- gangrene

Answer 16

prsent