- one-way (unidirectional)
venous valves to
prevent backflow. In the
lower limbs this is also
aided by
muscle pumps, also
known as
venous pumps that
exert pressure...
-
venous disease,
based on
venous duplex ultrasound testing."
Venous ulcers are
wounds that are
thought to
occur due to
improper functioning of
venous valves...
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Venous thrombosis is the
blockage of a vein
caused by a
thrombus (blood clot). A
common form of
venous thrombosis is deep vein
thrombosis (DVT), when a...
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Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a
medical condition in
which blood pools in the veins,
straining the
walls of the vein. The most
common cause of...
- The
jugular venous pressure (JVP,
sometimes referred to as
jugular venous pulse) is the
indirectly observed pressure over the
venous system via visualization...
- A
venous lake (also
known as phlebectasis) is a
generally solitary, soft, compressible, dark blue to violaceous, 0.2- to 1-cm pa****
commonly found on...
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Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST),
cerebral venous and
sinus thrombosis or
cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), is the
presence of a
blood clot in...
- A
central venous catheter (CVC), also
known as a
central line (c-line),
central venous line, or
central venous access catheter, is a
catheter placed into...
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vascular diseases affecting the
venous system and the
arterial system including the
diagnosis of stenosis,
thrombosis or
venous insufficiency. An intravascular...
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confirm the diagnosis. Together, deep vein
thrombosis and PE are
known as
venous thromboembolism (VTE).
Efforts to
prevent PE
include beginning to move as...
