Venous disease Flashcards
what are the juctions where th superfical and deep venous systems connect
saphenofemoral juction (groin)
popliteal vein (keens)
performators
what is teh fuctio of calf musle fpu
pums blood back to the herat
what are risk factors for venous disease
genetics, age, female, high bmi, sedentary lifesyte, previous damage to veins - dvt trama
what are symptos of chronci venous infuceey
edema, achy or tired legs, pins and needles in legs, cramps, discored skin that looks reidsh, flaking or iching skin on your legs or feet, heavy feeling in your legs, learthry looking skin on your legs, ulcers, varicose veing
reticular veins
ones whihc look purpel culorus
what is haemosiderin depositon
when the cappilers begin to leek
what is lipodermatosclerosi
when there is red busing in legs
descire stages of venous diseas
1 - spider veins
2 - variclose veins
3 - odema due to variclose veins]
4 - skin damge due to varicle veins
5 - healed venous leg ulcer
6 - open venous leg ulcer
what are the symptoms of a arterial leg ulcer
exertional, reporducible leg pain, nocturnal rest pain
what are the risk factors for an artieal leg ulcer
smoking, diabetes, hypertension
what pulse is hert in a arterl leg ulser
very little or absent
what are teh sympotsn of venous leg ulcer
leg ache, heavynes, venous skin changes
what are the risk factors for venous leg ulcer
female
high bmi
standing alot
genetics
what do arterl ulcers look like
very ciruclar, deep, puched out, litell granulatoin tiess
what do venous alcer look like
irrecugar borde,r superciel, yellow apperace, granulaton tissue presnt, gaiter area - medial malelous
what investigation is done for cvi
fbc, heamoglobik, wcc, veouns duplex ultrasound
preventio fo leg ulcer
active, control blo presure, eleve legs, copressoin stokings
what is the endo veos interfeion of leg ulcer
lazer, foam or thermal
what is the open suryg for leg uolcer
high ti or vein stripping ( endovenous ablation
what is the main risk of endovenous ablation
dvt, bleeding, skin changes, recurrence
what are the risk facotrrs for dvt
endothela injyr form smoking trama and iatrogenic
hypercoagulatotily - ihertied disorders, pregnacy, maligany
venous stasis, immobilyt, surgery, obesti
what is the symptons of dvt
pain, swellign, eryhema, edness,
differntial diagnos for dvt
hearfaiure, reama, celluit,s compartemt syndorme
what is wells score
test for dvtg
