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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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A 61-year old female asked:
What can I do for venous stasis pain?
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A 28-year old asked:
Is venous stasis considered reversible?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is venous stasis; how does it occur?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is venous stasis disease considered a disability?
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A 40-year old asked:
What are the symptoms the characterize venous stasis?
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A 31-year old asked:
How often do you need to go to the doctor to check on your venous stasis?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is venous stasis disease a disability; it is pretty hard to do anything?
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A 59-year old male asked:
venous stasis, I have accidentally found a way to make this go away, is this worth anything ?
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A 49-year old female asked:
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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A 31-year old asked:
Are venous stasis and stasis dermatitis the same thing?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is the difference between chronic venous stasis and chronic arterial insufficiency?
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A 77-year old female asked:
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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A 38-year old asked:
I have edema and a venous stasis ulcer. Help please?
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A 60-year old female asked:
What does black tissue in a venous stasis ulcer mean?
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A 37-year old asked:
I have venous stasis ulcers. Which kind of physician should I see about this?
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A 42-year old asked:
I've got venous stasis ulcers. who has the best site for easy to understand information on this subject?
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A 37-year old asked:
I have venous stasis ulcers. who has the best website for easy to understand information on this subject?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can stress cause venous stasis ulcers to worsen?
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A 35-year old asked:
can i swim in a chlorine pool with venous stasis ulcer?
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A 46-year old asked:
What is the diagnosis code for open venous stasis ulcers?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Have lupus & noticed about two weeks ago Venous stasis very dark pigmentation on both ankles & swollen with lump on right calf is this serious?
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A 44-year old asked:
Do compression stockings help with venous stasis ulcers?
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A 30-year old asked:
What are the differences between a venous stasis ulcer and an ischemic ulcer?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is there a relationship between long-term use of nicotine chewing gum and venous stasis in the feet?
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A 22-year old asked:
Is it possible for low blood pressure to cause venous stasis?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Are venous stasis ulcers successfully treated by hyperbaric oxygen?
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A 35-year old asked:
will using santyl ointment and xeroform dressing together slow down the healing process on a venous stasis ulcer
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A male asked:
What are the most common pain medications prescribed for venous stasis leg ulcers? Please tell me which are classified as narcotics and which are not. I have large ulcers on both legs and have been taking 40-50 ibuprophen tabs /day for some time
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A 46-year old asked:
Stasis dermatitis--any cures?
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Is eczema different than stasis dermatitis?
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