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urbanoutfitters · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The wound care nurse in a hospital has been asked to consult in the care of a 79-year-old patient with numerous vascular lesions on lower legs.

Place the following events involved in the development of the health problem in the chronological order in which they most likely occurred. Use all the options. A) Poor venous return
B) Development of edema
C) Obesity
D) Emergence of stasis ulcers
E) Stasis dermatitis

Question 2

An _____________is an enlarged, dilated portion of an artery and may be the result of arteriosclerosis, trauma, or a congenital defect.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Joc · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C, A, B, E, D
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Obesity can underlie this problem. Poor venous return and congestion that result lead to edema of the lower extremities, which leads to poor tissue nutrition. As the poorly nourished legs accumulate debris, inadequately carried away with the venous return, the legs gain a pigmented, cracked, and exudative appearance. Stasis dermatitis, an inflammatory condition associated with chronic venous insufficiency, can result. Subsequent scratching, irritation, or other trauma (which can result from tight elastic-band stockings) that occurs with stasis dermatitis can then easily lead to the formation of stasis ulcers.

Answer to Question 2

aneurysm