ORTHOTIC FITTERS STUDY GUIDE - VENOUS Flashcards

3749338299	Medical stockings apply the greatest comprssion in the ------- area?	Ankle	0
3749341764	Fashion support stockings	areavailable for men and women in a wide range of sizes and colors	1
3749355135	Vascular Insufficiency can lead to	poor wound healing, amputation, dry, cracked skin	2
3749362599	Diabetes has its initial effect on	nerve function	3
3749367639	on touch examination the insensate foot will typically feel	cool and dry	4
3749370670	type 1 diabetes requires	Mandatory insulin therapy	5
3749377451	the major veins in the legs are	femoral, great saphenous & small saphenous	6
3749381632	varicose veins occur do to	increased pressure, weakened walls of veins, blood pooling	7
3749412820	veins perform what function?	carry un-oxygenated blood from the cells to the heart	8
3749421850	veins contain	valves	9
3749424664	graduated compression stockings are used for	lymphedema and varicsities	10
3749433861	the single compartment compression pump is designed specifically to prevent	DVT	11
3749441046	sequential pneumatic compression therapy can be used in the prevention of	DVT	12
3749446634	Gradiated sequential pumps may provide beneficial treatment for	primary and secondary lymphedema	13
3749460063	Peristaltic action	an upward type of "Milking"	14
3749464810	Peristaltic actin occurs within the	vein	15
3749468857	varicose veins can be caused by	inherent weakness of the vein walls, in conjunction of long periods of standing	16
3749475036	the circulatory system consists of	heart, blood vessels, and blood-forming organs with their contained blood	17
3749483969	muscles aid in	blood flow back to the heart	18
3749492501	an ambulatory patient diagnosed with post-phlebitis edema in the ankle should be fitted with	venous pressure gradient stockings	19