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Venous ulcers - Introduction and Assessment

Etiology. VLUs are the final stage of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and associated venous hypertension (increased ambulatory venous pressure).[11][26].

Venous Ulcers - Treatment and Prevention

... For surgical interventions for CVD, see section 'Prevention: Surgical Management Strategy' below and topic "Chronic Venous Disease - Surgical

Venous Ulcers - Guidelines and Quality Measures

Chronic venous insufficiency and venous leg ulceration. Journal of the ... Comprehensive topic including epidemiology, risk factors, etiology, pathophysiology ...

How to Assess a Patient with Chronic Wounds

Peripheral vascular system: edema, venous insufficiency, deep venous thrombosis, embolisms; Vasculitis: risk factor for certain types of ulcers. Respiratory ...

Lymphedema - Introduction and Assessment

Phlebolymphedema: chronic lymphatic insufficiency associated with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). See topic "Venous ulcers - Introduction and Assessment".

Patient Education - Venous Leg Ulcers

... Venous leg ulcers appear in persons with a condition caused "chronic venous insufficiency

Compression Therapy

How the intervention works. Most VLU are associated with chronic venous insufficiency, however the etiology of VLU is not yet fully understood [1] [7]. Chronic ...

Applied Anatomy and Physiology in Wound Care

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Arterial Ulcers - Guidelines and Quality Measures

... ulcers, and associated vascular conditions (e.g., peripheral artery disease, chronic limb-threatening ischemia, acute limb ischemia). Evidence-based ...

Arterial Ulcer - Introduction and Assessment

... The majority (around 70%) of leg ulcers are caused by venous disease

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