Have you ever been to the Doctor and found that you didn’t understand what they were saying? Did it sound like they were speaking another language? Well, that’s because they were.
Here we have assembled some of the most used (by Doctors) and most misunderstood (by patients) words that you might encounter during a varicose vein consultation or treatment. It should help you understand more about what is going on with your body and what your varicose vein Doctor is saying.
Ambulatory Phlebectomy
Antegrade Venous Flow
Bronzing
Deep Vein System
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Ecchymosis
Edema
Endoluminal
Erythema
Great Saphenous Vein
Hemosiderine
Hyperparasthesia
Incompetent Vein
Insurance Pre-Authorization
Laser Venous Ablation
Small Saphenous Vein
Ligation
Perforator Vein
Phlebectomy
Pulmonary Embolism
Radiofrequency Ablation
Reticular Veins
Retrograde Venous Flow
Sclerotherapy
Spider Veins
Stasis Dermatitis
Stasis Ulcer
Superficial Thrombophlebitis
Superficial Vein System
Telangectasias
Transcutaneous
Ultrasound
Varicose Vein
Venous Insufficiency
Venous Stasis
