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1
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What are varicose veins and what causes them?

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Dilated, torturous, superficial veins due to transmission of deep vein pressure.

2
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What is the epidemiology of varicose veins?

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Around 30% of people age 18-64 but variable. Male female ratio varies. 80% have we bp and reticular veins. Age pregnancy and obesity are risk factors. Family history plays a part.

3
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Why do we get varicose veins following a DVT?

What other conditions also do the same?

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It increases deep vein pressure.

Deep vein obstruction and deep valve incompetence.

4
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What are the complications of varicose veins?

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Bleeding and bruising.
Superficial thrombophlebitis.
Chronic venous insufficiency 
haemosidering deposits, 
lipodermatosclerosis and ulceration.
5
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What are haemosidering deposits?

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Hyperpigmentation on the skin caused by iron deposits. Caused by red cell leakage or red cell breakdown.

6
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What is Lipodermatosclerosis?

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Inflammation of subcut fat causing fibrosis and hard skin that may be red or brown. Can be acute or chronic and is caused by white cells.

7
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What are the first aid steps for bleeding varicose veins?

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Elevation and pressure.

8
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What is thromboplebitis?

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Inflammation of a vein caused by a blood clot. They are quite painful.

9
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What is chronic venous insufficency?

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Irreversible skin damage as a result of sustained ambulatory venous hypertension.

10
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What are some causes of venous hypertension?

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Superficial reflux
Deep reflux - first degree or secondary to DVT.
Deep venous occlusion
Mixed superficial and deep disease.
Perforating vein reflux.
Abnormal calf pump.
11
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What is superficial reflux and what veins does it usually effect?

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Valve not working properly in the vein causing reflux. Usually long or short saphenous veins.

12
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What two systems can cause an abnormal calf pump?

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Can be MSK or neurological causes.

13
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What 2 main issues do duplex scans focus on?

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State of the deep veins e.g. Occlusion or incompetence.

Look for saphenofemoral or saphenopoliteal incompetence.

14
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What management do we use of varicose veins?

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Non interventional e.g. Info and stockings.

Interventional either surgical or not.

15
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What are graduated compression bandages and what are they used for?

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4 layers of bandaging used for ulcers.

16
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What are graduation compression stockings used for and how many classes are there?

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Used for ulcer prevention and symptomatic relief. Come in 4 classes with the fourth being of the highest pressure.

17
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What contraindications are there for graduated compression devices?

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Low ABPI.

18
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What interventional non surgical methods can we use to treat varicose veins?

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Endovenous foam sclerotherapy. They inject foam to occlude the vessel.
Endovenous ablation mechanical, laser or thermal probe inserted causing thrombophlebitis.

19
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What surgical interventions do we have?

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High tie, stripping or foam. Multiple stab avulsions.

20
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What are the complications of the interventions for varicose veins?

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Thrombophlebitis, skin staying in, local ulceration, wound infection, nerve damage and recurrence.

21
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What is duplex scanning?

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A colour Doppler.

22
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What are general risk factors for DVT?

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Age, obesity, immobilisation for longer then three days. Pregnancy and the postpartum period. Major surgery in the last 4 weeks.
Long plane or car trips and varicose veins.

23
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What are the medical risk factors for DVT?

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Cancer, previous DVT, CVA, acute MI. CHF, sepsis, nephrotic syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease.

24
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What is nephrotic syndrome?

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Protein leakage from the kidneys.

25
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What are traumatic reasons for DVT?

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Multiple trauma, CNS or spinal cord damage, burns and lower extremity fractures.

26
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What are the symptoms and signs of DVT?

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Pain swelling, redness, heat, inflammation. Localised tenderness over deep veins.

27
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What system do we use to assess risk of DVT?

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Pre test probability score - PTP.

28
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When is PTP scoring not valid?

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If had previous DVT in the symptomatic leg and if pregnant.

29
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What probabilities of getting a DVT does the PTP give us?

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Low 3% chance
Moderate 17%
High 75 % chance.

30
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What are a few examples of criteria on the PTP system?

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Active malignancy
Calf swellings
Recently bedridden
IV drug use etc.

31
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What investigations do we do for DVT?

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D dimers and imaging.

32
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What are D dimers?

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Fibrin breakdown product. Not specific but can rule out damage.

33
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What is venous plethysomography?

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Strain gauge wire around the affected limb, venous emptying by compression. If there is a fast refill time there isn’t much emptying and therefore a clot.

34
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What are the two DVT algorithms for diagnosis of DVT?

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High PTP score, but neg D dimer and ultrasound = no DVT and we should consider another diagnosis.
High PTP score, pos d dimer, neg ultrasound = repeat assessment and repeat ultrasound later.

35
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What is the treatment of DVT?

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Anti coagulation with LMWH and warfarin.

Compression stocking for up to 6 weeks.

36
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What can reduce the incidence of post phlebitic syndrome after treatment of DVT?

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Grade 2 compression stocking for up to 5 years.

37
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What is plegmasia dolens?

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DVT causing obstruction of arterial inflow.not is a severed DVT with a background of peripheral arterial occlusive disease. It is an emergency causing threat to life and limb.

38
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What is the treatment of phlegmasia dolens?

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IVC filter, femoral arterial line, TPA intra arterially surgical review, decompression and amputation.

39
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What two venous systems do we have in the lower limbs and what vessels do they comprise?

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Deep system - tibial, popliteal and femoral.

Superficial system - saphenous and perforators.

40
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What is the differential diagnosis of DVT?

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Popliteal synovial rupture, superficial thrombophlebitis and calf cellulitis.

41
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What is a bakers cyst?

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Popliteal synovial rupture.

42
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What are the different types of imaging we do for DVTs?

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1st line ultrasound leg Doppler scan.

CT scan.