Venous Disease state & Imaging Flashcards
venous anatomy includes superficial veins, deep veins, and ______.
perforator veins
compared to arteries, veins have thinner walls, larger lumens, valves, and are _________.
more compliant
Virchow’s triad is referring to
the formation of thrombus
virchow’s triad includes vein damage, _____, and _______.
- venous stasis
- hypercoagulability
arterial thrombus has _____ flow and venous thrombus has _____ flow.
- high shear
- low shear
May Thurner syndrome occurs when there is a compression of the ______ vien on the ______ artery.
-left illiac
-right illiac
VTE is associated with a _____ unpredicatable population compared to PAD.
more
Virchow’s triad: venous stasis, vein damage, and hypercoagulabilty increase the risk for ____.
DVT
T or F: May-thurner syndrome is often misdiagnosed, and is common in younger women
True
T or F: up to half of the DVT patients reach PTS
True
How old does DVT have to be to be considered chronic?
> 28 days
What is the most common symptom of May-Thurner syndrome?
left leg swelling
PE causes death in what percentage of diagnoses?
30%
Virchow’s triiad does not access the following factors:
lifestyle habits
Venous lesions occur due to two main causes:
- non-thrombotic lesions
- venous thromboembolism