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Question 1

What is Superficial Thrombophlebitis?

Answer 1

Inflammation associated with thrombosis within a superficial vein, usually the long saphenous vein and its tributaries.

Question 2

Management of Superficial Thrombophlebitis (2).

Answer 2

1. Analgesia.

2. Graduated Compression Stockings (once arterial insufficiency is excluded).

Question 3

Associations of Superficial Thrombophlebitis.

Answer 3

DVT :

1. 20% of SI cases have DVT.
2. 3-4% progress to DVT if left untreated.
3. DVT Risk is linked to length of vein affected.
4. Have US to exclude DVT.

Question 4

Epidemiology of Takayasu’s Arteritis.

Answer 4

Commoner in Young Asian Females.

Question 5

Classical Finding of Takayasu’s Arteritis.

Answer 5

Impalpable Pulses in all Peripheries.

Question 6

What should be suspected if a patient presents with both chest pain and neurological complaints e.g. Horner’s?

Answer 6

Aortic Dissection.