Venous Sonography Flashcards
most common location for thrombus to begin
soleal sinuses
“Virchow’s triad”
hypercoaguability, vessel injury, stasis
acute stage of thrombus formation
14 days
chronic stage of thrombus
6 mos +
treatment
therapeutic anticoagulants for 6 weeks (or caval filter) & duplex U/S surveillance
May-Thurner syndrome
compression of the Lt CIV btwn CIA and the spine
sub-acute stage of thrombus
14 days to 3 or 4 mos
Where are the Dodd’s perforating veins found?
D - “Don’t touch me there”medial thigh, hand’s width above the knee
Where are the Boyd’s perforating veins found?
B - “Bend in the knee”medial calf, immediately below the knee
Where are Cockett’s perforating veins found?
C - Calfmedial lower third of calf
Where are the posterior communicating perforating veins found?
medial lower calf
Where are posterior tibial perforating veins found?
near medial malleolus of tibia
