Venous stasis
Venous stasis is the condition of blood pooling in areas of the body due to poorly functioning veins. Most commonly this occurs in the legs, where blood pools due to gravity. The skin overlying areas of blood pooling often takes on a characteristic bronze color over time.
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How do you treat venous stasis?
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Can venous stasis lead to decreased venous return?
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What are the symptoms the characterize venous stasis?
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What is the definition or description of: Venous stasis?
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Is venous stasis disease a disability; it is pretty hard to do anything?
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Venous stasis, I have accidentally found a way to make this go away, is this worth anything ?
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Healthy boy 14 yrs with unpredicted sudden venous stasis over whole body; no oedema of other alarm signs, spontaneous recurrence to normal. Cause?
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What can be done for venous stasis disease with lymphedema?
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How often do you need to go to the doctor to check on your venous stasis?
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What is the difference between chronic venous stasis and chronic arterial insufficiency?
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What does black tissue in a venous stasis ulcer mean?
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I've got venous stasis ulcers. Who has the best site for easy to understand information on this subject?
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I have what has been diagnosised venous stasis dermatitis for many years and have seen a number of dermatologist and have gotten only temporary relief?
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Could skin tears turn into venous stasis ulcer?
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Can stress cause venous stasis ulcers to worsen?
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I have edema and a venous stasis ulcer. Help please?
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What is the diagnosis code for open venous stasis ulcers?
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Could low blood pressure cause venous stasis?
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Do compression stockings help with venous stasis ulcers?
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Can low blood pressure cause venous stasis? Or unrelated?
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Is it possible for low blood pressure to cause venous stasis?
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What are the differences between a venous stasis ulcer and an ischemic ulcer?
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I'm dealing with venous stasis ulcers in my leg and it looks as it's spreading to another part of my body but I really can't tell?
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I have had a venous stasis ulcer for 6 months. It was determined that it is caused by a valve insufficiency. What is the best and safest way to cure ?
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Are venous stasis ulcers successfully treated by hyperbaric oxygen?
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I have venous stasis ulcers. Which kind of physician should I see about this?
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