Chronic Venous Insufficiency, Venous Stasis Ulcers, Chronic Foot Ulcers

Chronic Venous Insufficiency, Venous Stasis Ulcers, Chronic Foot Ulcers

Last updated: 9/15/12

You are a medical student, resident, nurse, or other healthcare professional who has been tasked with learning about and reviewing the diagnosis and treatment of CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY, VENOUS STASIS ULCERS, CHRONIC FOOT ULCERS.

You need this information either for a board exam (eg. USMLE, ABSITE, etc) and/or to take care of patients. You need to know the associated eponyms, epidemiology, pathology, pathophysiology, pertinent history and physical exam findings, laboratory and radiologic workup, treatments, complications, and prognosis.

You also need specific multiple choice questions that test your knowledge on this topic and that will help you differentiate this topic from similar topics. You can find all of that information and more here.

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KEYWORDS
- chronic venous insufficiency
- venous stasis ulcers
- chronic leg ulcers
- chronic foot ulcers

ABSITE TOPICS
Chronically elevated capillary venous pressure skin [senior exam]

TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Pathophysiology of venous insufficiency
- Symptoms
- Physical exam
- Multiple choice questions