Disorders of the Veins and Arteries CVI and DVT

Thus, special care needs to be taken in the diagnosis process so as to ideally identify the different conditions that relate to veins and arteries disorders for the application of the correct form of treatment by the concerned practitioners. Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) This is a condition of the veins that presents itself upon a number of failures in the veins’ design that limits blood return to towards the heart; thus, venous insufficiency. Described as a condition in which blood pools in the veins; the pooling of the blood essentially causes the straining of the said veins. Medically, the most common cause of the condition is thought to be superficial venous reflux (Ballard, & Bergan, 2000). For the efficiency of the veins, functional valves are required.

This is most common in the posterior lower limbs. The symptoms associated with the condition include swelling of the affected limbs, warmth or redness of the affected spots and surrounding areas as well as pain in the region of the clot (Blann, & Blood, 2015). Research, however, confirms that more than half of the affected population often show no apparent symptoms relating to the condition, and assessment and confirmation may often rely on such tests as the ultrasound and the clinical prediction rules such as the Wells Score. The condition is often confused with other disorders of the veins and arteries such as chronic venous insufficiency; thus, confirmation of the condition often involves further testing and an assessment of associated risk factors. Similarities and differences between CVI and DVT In both conditions relating to chronic venous insufficiency and deep venous thrombosis, there is the swelling of the affected limbs due to the pooling of the blood.