Chronic venous disease: the possibilities of a general practitioner in diagnosis, treatment and prevention
Abstract
Research in medicine is moving forward by leaps and bounds and brings a huge amount of knowledge every day, which influences the approach to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the disease. This is also the case with chronic venous disease.
Discoveries in the pathophysiology of chronic venous disease significantly change the perception of this disease. Czech general practitioners are regularly informed about new findings as part of continuing education and can find support in regularly updated guidelines.
As a result, in general practice, more attention is paid to venous diseases than before, which is important for patients, because GPs know the risk factors of these diseases, recognize early symptoms, are able to identify incipient or developing venous disease, indicate the necessary diagnosis and offer measures for improvement. Nevertheless, as various surveys show, a large proportion of our patients remain without adequate examination and treatment.