Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Varicose veins

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

 Can cause a sense of fullness, fatigue, pressure, and superficial pain or hyperesthesia in the legs.

PhysicalFindings

Observation: varicose veins may initially be tense and palpable but are not necessarily visible. Later, they may progressively enlarge, protrude, and become obvious. Varicose veins are most visible when the patient stands.

ClinicalTests

Doppler US

RiskFactors

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

Varicose veins occasionally thrombose, causing pain. Superficial varicose veins may cause thin venous bullae in the skin, which may rupture and bleed after minimal trauma. Very rarely, such bleeding, if undetected during sleep, is fatal.

ProgressionFromCondition

TreatmentOptions

Compression stockings
Sometimes minimally invasive therapy (eg, sclerotherapy) or surgery

PharmOptions

WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/cardiovascular-disorders/peripheral-venous-disorders/varicose-veins