Venous Sonography Flashcards
(12 cards)
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
