PHLEGMASIA ALBA AND CERULEA DOLENS

Course overview

PHLEGMASIA ALBA DOLENS (PAD) AND PHLEGMASIA CERULEA DOLENS (PCD) ARE UNCOMMON CONDITIONS THAT RESULT FROM ACUTE, MASSIVE VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM. THESE CONDITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY AND HAVE HIGH ASSOCIATED MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. EARLY DIAGNOSIS IS CRITICAL FOR THE REDUCTION OF OVERALL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AND TREATMENT NEEDS TO BE IN A TIMELY MANNER. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF PAD AND PCD AND HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF TIMELY DIAGNOSIS BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THESE CONDITIONS.