venous insufficiency
This is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that primarily affects the lower legs and is characterized by inflammation, fibrosis, thickening, and hardening of the skin.
What is lipodermatosclerosis?
Unlike arteries which have muscular walls, veins have this which allows for significant pooling of blood.
what is capacitance?
This classification system abbreviated as CEAP is an internationally recognized system for initial assessment of venous disease.
What is Clinical-etiological-anatomical-pathophysiological?
A fictional kingdom in J.R.R. Tolkien's writings described as the greatest realm of men in the west of middle earth at the end of the third age. A syndrome of sclerosing superficial thrombophlebitis of the veins of the anterior thoracic wall, the most commonly involved vessel being the superior epigastric vein producing a palpable cord in the inferior outer quadrant of the breast.
What is Gondor Mondor?
This Disney character is the king of the pride alongside his queen and son set to inherit the throne until he is tragically trampled in a wildebeest stampede. This anatomic landmark is approximately 3 cm inferolateral to the pubic tubercle and is an opening through the fascia lata where the great saphenous vein enters the femoral vein.
What/Who is MuFossa Ovalis.
These are the two forces that can create venous hypertension in the lower extremity. The weight of the blood column from the right atrium and the force of muscle contraction.
what is Gravitational (will also accept hydrostatic pressure) and dynamic pressures.
1/2 points for 1.
This is the most common site of initiation of venous thrombosis.
What is the soleal sinuses?
This is the minimum ABI required in order to apply compression for venous disease.
What is 0.5.
This classic sign for diagnosing DVT is characterized by pain in the calf muscle upon forced dorsiflexion of the foot. He was a 7th year senior and the starting quarterback for Oklahoma State University in the 2024 season before declaring for the draft in 2025.
Who is Homan (alan) Bowman?
This is a triple layer compression dressing consisting of zinc impregnated gauze from the base of the toes to the anterior tibial tubercle with snug graded compression that can be changed once a week. This is a weekly tradition created by Drs Jackson and Fante to celebrate the end of the work week.
What is unna boot friday.
Reflux times of greater than how long are considered significant.
What is 500 milliseconds or 0.5 seconds.
This syndrome occurs when the right common iliac artery compresses the left common iliac vein which can potential lead to a DVT of the left leg.
What is May-Thurner syndrome?
This test aims to determine if the deep veins are open and functioning correctly. The patient stands and a tourniquet is placed around the mid thigh to obstruct the superficial veins. the patient walks for 5 minutes.
What is the Perthes test?
This type of endovenous ablation delivers energy to the blood itself which creates steam bubbles and subsequent coagulation. Second part of the phrase that suggests that when faced with multiple explanations for a pneomenon, the simplest explanation is usually the most likely to be correct, requiring the fewest assumptions.
What is Occam's razor laser?
This location is in southeast Massachussetts and is known for its stunning natural beauty, hundreds of miles of sandy coastline and also has a rich history like the Pilgrim monument. This surgical device is used to aid in removing varicose veins, most commonly the greater saphenous vein.
What is Cape Codman stripper?
A median time of this long showed significant lower rates of ulcer recurrence with combination with compression therapy.
What is 33 minutes per day? (need to be within 5)
This lesser saphenous vein rises cephalad in the midposterior calf and most commonly terminates into the lateral branch of the thigh however it can have variable anatomy where it terminates into this vein.
what is the popliteal vein.
in endovenous thermal ablation the tip of the catheter is placed approximately this distance away from the sphenofemoral junction to minimize transmission into the femoral vein.
what is 2-3 cm?
This vein connects the greater and lesser saphenous veins. This is a family of retro-styled, compact cars that are named after a british racing legend and driven by Austin Powers.
What/Who is Giaco-mini Cooper
In 1905 this surgeon first described saphenous vein stripping which was the gold standard for symptomatic vein varicosities until the early 2000s and endovenous techniques were introduced.
Who is Dr. W.L Keller?
full points for Keller.
This nerve travels in close proximity to the lesser saphenous vein and provides sensation to the back of the lower leg and ankle.
What is the sural nerves.
This class of endovenous heat induced thrombus is characterized by thrombus propagation into the adjacent deep vein > 50% and is nonocclusive but typically requires treatment with anticoagulation.
What is class III?
This procedure is a major complex abdominal surgery performed in a clockwise fashion prior to reconstruction in a counter-clockwise fashion typically used for pancreatic cancer. This rare genetic disorder can cause a combination of vascular malformations including venous, arterial, and lymphatic abnormalities including port wine stains and soft tissue and bone hypertrophy or overgrowth of a limb or part of a limb.
What is Whipple Klippel-trenaunay syndrome?
(1/2 points for just Klippel)
He was an american Folklore hero, frontiersman, soldier, politician, congressman, and prolific storyteller known as the "king of the wild frontier" that tragically died at the alamo. This vessel connects the posterior arch and posterior tibial veins.
Davy Crockett Perforators