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venous review
review for vasc quiz on 11/27/06
| Q: | A: |
|---|---|
| Phlebitis: | *Inflammation of a vein |
| Thrombophlebitis: | *Venous inflammation with thrombus formation |
| Superficial Thrombophlebitis: | *Inflammatory process that rarely extends into the deep system *Not bacterial in origin; possibly caused by trauma |
| Cellulitis: | *Inflammation of cellular or connective tissue |
| Edema: | *Condition where body tissue contains excess fluid *Most consistent sign of ↑ peripheral venous system pressures *↑ pressure prevents normal reabsorption of fluid |
| Pitting edema: | *When manual pressure is applied to skin, the fluid is displaced leaving an indentation on the skin surface *May be 2° to fluid retention, renal dysfunction, CHF |
| Non-pitting edema: | Tissue is so swollen that fluid cannot be displaced by manual pressure |
| DEFINE Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT): | Thrombus (blood clot) within deep veins of LE |
| Virchow’s Triad: | *Trauma to the vessel *Venous stasis *Hypercoagulability |
| 7 reasons for Venous stasis: | *bed rest, *CHF, *COPD, *hypotension, *obesity, * MI, *previous DVT |
| 3 causes of hypercoagulibilty: | *Pregnancy, *Cancer, *Estrogen |
| 4 Signs & Symptoms of Acute DVT: | *Swelling, *Pain, *Erythema (redness of skin), *Warmth |
| 5 Differential diagnoses that mimic symptoms of DVT: | *Muscle strain/tear *Baker’s cyst *Cellulitis *CHF *Extrinsic compression |
| 5 Signs & Symptoms of Chronic Venous Disease: | *Swelling, *Pain, *Erythema, *Brawny discoloration, esp. in the gaiter zone (distal calf), *Ulcerations |
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