Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Chronic Venous
Insufficiency
- Pathophysiology
- Damaged valve in vein
- Venous Distention
- Venous Hypertension
- Venous Stasis
- Inflammation
- Epidemiology
- More common in women
- Peak age 40-49 for women, 70-79 in men
- Increased in Westernized nations
- Presentation
- edema of lower extremities
- hyperpigmentation of feet and ankles
- Venous stasis ulcers
- Throbbing, burning sensation
- leg fatigue
- Diagnosis
- Duplex ultrasound
- Magnetic resonance venography
- Venous function tests
- Treatment
- Elevate legs
- Compression stockings
- Avoid prolonged sitting/standing
- Vein ligation/stripping
- Sclerotherapy
- Weight loss