Venous circulation disorders/Repetitorium

Presumed terms: vein wall morphology, venous valves, flow driving force, influence of vein wall tone

Chronic venous insufficiency

Dilation of superficial veins:

• formation of varices (lower limbs, esophagea hemorrhoids - external, internal).

Risk factors

• Heredity;
• obesity;
• pregnancy;
• oral contraceptives;
• long standing;
• lack of movement;
• low fiber in food – constipation;
• smoking

Complications

• Inflammation;
• thrombosis;
• leg ulcer;
• rupture of esophageal varices;
• formation of hemorrhoids .

Venous thromboembolic disease

Formation of thrombus in deep veins, pulmonaryembolism.

Virchow Triassic

• Violation of the endothelium;
• slowing of blood flow;
• increased blood clotting.

Air embolism

Causes.

Links

Related Articlesy

Thrombosis

Deep vein thrombosis

Embolism

Inflammation

Source

• VÍZEK, Martin. repetitor [online]. [cit. 2011-11-15]. <https://web.archive.org/web/20130512032641/http://pf.lf2.cuni.cz/vyuka/repetitorium.html>.