Disorders of the Veins and Arteries Vein and artery disorders such as chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and frequently encountered by advanced practice nurses, making the need to understand the. epidemiology, pathop Continue Reading...
Disorders of the Veins and Arteries Pathophysiology of Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Deep Venous Thrombosis Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) pathophysiology is either the obstruction or reflux of venous blood flow (Gujja, Wiley, & Krishnan Continue Reading...
Pathophysiology What's Gone Wrong? CVI is generally an indication of blood stasis or venous reflux, most commonly valvular incompetence in the low-pressure superficial venous system. The inability of blood to return to the heart from the legs cause Continue Reading...
Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Deep Vein Thrombosis There are a number of conditions that affect the circulatory system in different ways. Not all circulatory issues are connected with blood clotting or high cholesterol. In fact, chronic venous in Continue Reading...
2004: 45). Recommendations Many recommend use of minimally invasive techniques including SEPS to treat and address problems related to chronic venous insufficiency (Kalra & Glovisczki, 2002). Multiple studies confirm the safety and efficacy of Continue Reading...
Comparison of pathophysiology of CVI and DVT The pathogenesis of CVI is not completely understood; however, it's based on both venous reflux and obstruction; or an amalgamation of the two. Though venous reflux is actually based on a number of mec Continue Reading...
Mostly proteins and platelets combine to form blood clotting in order to heal wounds inside the arteries. However, the accumulation of fatty protein and platelet deposits on the artery walls can sometimes cause the arteries to become narrow and hard Continue Reading...
Disorders of the Veins and Arteries Pathophysiology of Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Deep Venous Thrombosis The pathophysiology of Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is either obstruction or reflux of venous blood flow. It can develop from the pro Continue Reading...
Arterial Ulcerations:Management of Arterial ulcerations in the diabetic patient Arterial Ulcerations: Management of Arterial ulcerations in the diabetic Patient There Approximately 10 per cent of all leg ulcers are arterial ulcers. The legs and fee Continue Reading...
