Venous Disorders

Question 1

Dull pain over vein, induration and erythema

Local irritation of little vein

Common post IV

Partial or complete obstruction of superficial vein

Answer 1

Superficial thrombophlebitis

Question 2

Half asymptomatic

early, dull ache to frank pain in calf, thigh butt.

Edema, tachycardic

Answer 2

DVT

Question 3

Fatigue/dull ache in legs that is worse with standing Often asymptomatic

Answer 3

Varicose veins

Question 4

Pruitic, scaly rash (around medial malleolus=hallmark) Aka postphlebitis syndrome

Associated with incompetent veins, and high pressure resulting in leakage of RBCs out

Answer 4

Chronic venous insufficiency