Venous

Question 1

Do deep veins travel solo or are they always accompanied by arteries?

Answer 1

Deep veins accompany arteries where as superficial veins do not.

Question 2

At what Canal does the Popliteal V. become the Femoral V.?

Answer 2

Hunters Canal

Question 3

At what Canal does the CFV become the EIV?

Answer 3

Inguinal Canal

Question 4

What is the longest vein in the body?

Answer 4

Greater Saphenous Vein

Question 5

What do Perforator veins connect?

Answer 5

They connect the superfical veins to the deep veins

Most found below the calf

Question 6

What do Communicating veins connect?

Answer 6

Connect veins of the same system. Deep to deep and superfical to superficial.

<2 mm diameter and not routinely observed

Question 7

During inspiration does venous flow come from the legs or the arms?

Answer 7

Arms

inspiration increases abdominal pressure. Flow from legs stops

Question 8

During expriation does venous return mostly come from the legs or the arms?

Answer 8

Legs

expiration decreases abdominal pressure and increases chest pressure so flow from the arms stops

Question 10

What are the three risk factors in Virchow’s triad that contribute to clot formation?

Answer 10

1. Trauma, 2. Stasis, 3.Hypercoagulability

Question 11

Venous component of TOS (thoracic outlet syndrome)

What is it called when there is a stress or effort thrombosis of the subclavian or axillary due to repetitive trauma to the vessel.

Common in baseball pitchers with unilateral UE pain and edema

Answer 11

Paget-Schroetter

Question 12

Venous compression syndrome

What thrombotic syndrome is caused by the compression of the left CIV by the right CIA as the artery crosses over it?

This causes stasis and therefor thrombus

Answer 12

May-Thurner Syndrome

Question 13

Venous compression syndrome

A syndrome that causes left renal vein thrombosis due to the compression of the left renal vein by the SMA and AO.

Answer 13

Nutcracker Syndrome

causes left testicular pain, LE varisoe V., Varicocele, LT renal HTN and hematuria.

Question 14

What are the symptoms and appearance of Phlegmasia Alba Dolens which triggers arterial spasms.

Answer 14

Pain, edema and white in appearance

Question 15

What are the symptoms and appearance of Phlegmasia cerulea dolens which reduces arterial flow.

Answer 15

Pain, edema and blue appearance

Question 16

Common physical location of venous ulcers.

Answer 16

medial malleolus/calf

Question 17

Are venous ulcers shallow or deep?

Answer 17

Shallow

Question 18

Are venous ulcers oozy or dry?

Answer 18

Oozy

Question 19

Are venous ulcers very painful or less painful?

Answer 19

less painful

Question 20

What shape does a venous ulcer usually take? Regular (roundish) or irregular?

Answer 20

Irregular

Question 21

What is the color of the skin when there is venous hypertension?

Most commonly seen superior to the medial malleolus

Answer 21

Brawny - Brown

Question 23

What is it called when you have the thickening and hardening of the skin which can be found in patients with chronic venous insufficiency.

Answer 23

Lipodermatosclerosis

Question 24

What is the formation of local defects on the surface of skin that occurs with the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue - can be associated with venous disease.

Answer 24

Ulceration