I want to inform you about your health condition called varicose veins, but I'll first give you some background information to help you understand this condition more clearly. Blood vessels carry your blood throughout your body. There are five main types of blood vessels: arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins, but I'll be informing you on arteries, capillaries, and veins. Most arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart, except for pulmonary arteries, which carry blood to
Varicose veins are veins that have become enlarged and gnarled. Although any vein can technically become varicose, most often, those varicose veins appear in your feet and legs. This is because the pressure that is caused when you are standing or walking puts pressure on those veins more than veins in other parts of the body. Are Varicose Veins Painful? In some cases varicose veins are simply a cosmetic nuisance that don't cause any pain. However, in other situations, they can be pretty painful
depending on the needs of each person. You meed to have a good understanding of the symptoms that benefit the most when there is compression applied to the legs. This includes swelling and vein problems related to pregnancy, poor circulation due to long periods of standing and sitting, or problems with varicose veins. People who are on their feet for most of the day will also benefit from wearing compression socks. This is the reason for leg pain and even swelling after a long day. How Much Compression
VARICOSE VEINS AND SPIDER VEINS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS What are varicose veins and spider veins? Varicose (VAR-i-kos) veins are enlarged veins that can be blue, red, or flesh-colored. They often look like cords and appear twisted and bulging. They can be swollen and raised above the surface of the skin. Varicose veins are often found on the thighs, backs of the calves, or the inside of the leg. During pregnancy, varicose veins can form around the vagina and buttocks. Spider veins are like varicose
While varicose veins may seem like a cosmetic problem, they can also develop into serious health issues if they are not treated. Varicose veins do not always show above the surface of the skin, but they are developing in the leg and need to be treated. The sooner you get treatment for any vein problem, the easier the problem is to treat. Early treatment may give you the option of having minimally invasive treatment. When your veins fail to move the blood from the feet back to the heart, it will
throughout the Roman Empire. Before long it went to in India and the Arab world too. In medieval Europe, bloodletting became the standard treatment for various conditions, from plague and smallpox to epilepsy and gout. Practitioners usually nicked veins or arteries in the forearm or neck, sometimes using a special tool featuring a fixed blade and known as a fleam. In 1163 a church edict prohibited monks and priests, who often stood in as doctors, from performing bloodletting, stating that the church
The function of the Heart: The heart is the centre of the circulatory system which functions as a pump for the movement of the blood through the body, through a transport system of arteries, veins and capillaries. If blood is the body’s fuel, the heart is its engine. When the heart is relaxed it is called diastole - the resting phase of the heart and when the ventricles of the heart contract, it is called systole - the working phase of the heart. The blood circulation is two closed systems. The
Pulmonary contusions are another consequence from trauma to the chest, possibly not as severe as examples prior, but still dangerous. A pulmonary contusion is usually due to a blunt trauma to the thoracic cavity; the trauma causes blood to accumulate in the lung tissues and alveoli without lacerating the lung tissues. The lungs swell with the blood in the tissues, like a contusion anywhere else on the surface of the body, hence the term, “bruised lung.” With a pulmonary contusion, the patient will
It is a closed system where the patient’s blood goes straight from the vein to the inside of the tube through the rubber stopper present at the entrance of the tube without the blood being open to the air. You can collect many tubes by using just a single venepuncture. There is three components required for the evacuated system:
Our heart is like a double pump mechanism where the right side pumps deoxygenated blood to our lungs and the left side pumps oxygen rich blood to circulate back through our bodies. This process provides a continuous supply of oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide waste from our body. When there is a disturbance to this process, it causes our heart the inability to pump sufficiently to meet our body’s demands. This causes the body to accumulate blood and fluid in the organs and tissues and will lead
• Sympathomimetics mimic the effects of the sympathetic nervous system; they help to dilate the bronchi and thus increase the rate and depth of respiration (Karch, p. 930) • Anticholinergics are often the drug of choice when sympathomimetics are contraindicated or ineffective. This class of drugs affects the vagus nerve. They antagonize acetylcholine action & thereby help to relax bronchial smooth muscle and promote bronchodilation- often in form of rescue-inhalers (Karch, p. 934). • Inhaled steroids
Ventricular assist device (VAD), in general, may be any device designed to be used as a mechanical pump to aid in the movement of blood in people with weakened and/or diseased hearts. It is used to take blood from the ventricles, the lower chambers of the heart, throughout the body and vital organs. There are two common devices one for the left and the other for the right ventricles. Though the LVAD is used more frequently since it pumps blood to the aorta, the RVAD is often used for a short time
death, but there are some other side affects that, though they might not result in death, will cause extreme discomfort and pain. For example, take Buerger’s Disease (Thromboangiitis obliterans). It is a condition were a blood clot forms in one of the veins or arteries in your extremities preventing blood from reaching them. (as shown in figure 1.3) Because blood cannot reach it, and therefore no oxygen either, the affected area will lose feeling and eventually die. This can affect almost anyone but primarily
Transposition of the Great Arteries is when the aorta and the pulmonary artery are switched. It is also know as TGA or congenital defect. “Transposition means the displacement of a viscous to a site opposite from that which it normally occupies” said by the Merriam-Webster medical dictionary. TGA is a congenital defect which means it is present at birth. The arteries being switched causes there to be two different blood flows instead of one. The body receives deoxygenated blood and the lungs receive
Some people smoke when they get stressed, others smoke because it is a habit, and still others smoke because they think that it is cool. However, smoking will never be cool as it causes additions that seem impossible to break. Smoking causes premature aging from the heat of the cigarette. While every time you smoke you age yourself faster than natural, you are also harming virtually every organ in your body including your heart, lungs, and skin. While every person on this planet can tell you that
The heart is one of the most important organs in the human body. The blood in the heart provides a person’s body with oxygen and nutrients. The electrical system of the heart is in control of when the heart pumps the blood. The heart’s electrical system is made of the sinoatrial node, the atrioventricular node, and the His-Purkinje system. When dealing with the electrical activity of the heart, voltage, current, and resistance are used. Receiving an electrical shock is very dangerous, and there are
Earlier that day we had gotten into an argument. It was a silly little argument. Fought over something so trivial it doesn’t even matter now. My brother wanted to borrow something of mine. I didn’t let him because last time he borrowed something he never returned it to me. Then the accident happened and my perspective changed. I heard a scream. My sister yelled “HELP!!” I watched as what was happening was moving by me speedily, not waiting for me to catch up. It all happened in a blur as I ran out
ECHO and CT provide great diagnostic tools in diagnosing complications associated with LVADs. The complications can further be subdivided into perioperative and late post-operative complications. In the perioperative period, low flow rates can cause hemodynamic stability which can be caused by an obstructing/malpositioned inflow cannula, hemorrhage, or tamponade (1-23). Later complications include thrombus of the inflow and outflow cannulas, bend relief malpositioning, aortic valve stenosis/insufficiency
Blood pressure (BP) refers to the amount of force that is exerted upon arterial walls via the pumping of blood from the heart.1 Blood pressure can either be categorized as hypotension (low BP), normotension (Normal BP) or most important clinically as hypertension (High BP). Hypertension is a multi-factorial disease that is defined by having a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 140mmHg and/or a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of greater than 90mmHG based on the average of two or more readings after an
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Home Guide A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a small, plastic tube used to drain fluid from your brain and into a sac in your belly (peritoneum). The peritoneum absorbs this fluid and gets rid of it. Normally, the brain releases the fluid that cushions the brain and spine (cerebrospinal fluid, CSF). The brain then reabsorbs it through drainage channels. If your brain's drainage channels are not working properly, fluid builds up in your brain and needs to be redirected