Venous Disorders in Podiatry Practice
Chronic venous insufficiency affects 1.5 times as many people in the United States than all cardiovascular diseases. It affects five times more people than diabetes. Although commonly encountered in primary care podiatry practice, venous and related disorders are underdiagnosed and undertreated in podiatry practice. The presentation of CVI includes a wide range of pathologies, from edema to cramping to dermatitis to ulceration, spider veins to venous claudication. Cellulitis in the CVI patient is not uncommonly the result of web space infections and chronic tinea pedis. Ulceration requires aggressive directed therapies. In this program, the evaluation and treatment of venous and lymphatic disorders in the primary care podiatry practice will be reviewed. The program will include clinical as well as practice management considerations, therapeutic interventions and CPT and ICD-10 considerations. This program will enable the attendee to increase treatment regimens to their patients, improving patient care and office revenues.
At the completion of this presentation, attendees will be able to:
1. Differentiate the major classifications of venous and lymphatic disorders and recognize their clinical relevance in primary care podiatric practice.
2. Explain the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying phlebolymphedema and its relationship to chronic venous insufficiency and lymphatic dysfunction.
3. Evaluate patients presenting with lower extremity lymphedema using appropriate clinical assessment methods and diagnostic considerations applicable to podiatric practice.
4. Formulate evidence-based treatment strategies for venous ulceration, including appropriate therapeutic interventions and management guidelines.
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