Hello people! This week has been a whole lot, A plethora of work! I left so much work undone during the holidays, I am feeling the after effects now. Was it worth it? Was I just been extremely lazy? I mean I was just managing, no, striving is the word to get through every day last semester. A month of no reading couldn’t hurt 😂😂that’s what I thought.
It’s February now and it’s seems like my life is seeping away with every topic I read to make it worse I have to keep up with the new classes. I can! I tell myself that every day and I will! Trust me!. Mind over matter. Medical students struggles.
This morning, I picked up physiology, it’s my new favorite course. It used to be anatomy till it started behaving waywire😑. We took cardiovascular block last semester and I was reading it up, wrapping it up and I came across varicose veins for the umpteenth time and I felt why not share it?!
Ever wondered why that nurse had blue colored stuff at the back of his or her legs shaped like worms those worm like stuff are actually veins!
Our veins have two extensions from the both sides of the internal membrane called valves. This valves help us take blood back our hearts thereby preventing backflow of blood. Due to gravity, it is almost impossible for blood in the veins to return to the heart especially when we are standing because the force of gravity drags or brings everything back to the center of earth. The valves help us break that rule! Cool right! and everytime our muscles contract this valve open up and blood moves upward then the valves closes to prevent backflow. Sometimes when we stand absolutely still for too long, pressure builds up in this veins especially veins closer to the ground like the ones in the legs. The pressure starts to build in the legs because the muscles are not contracting. This excessive pressure causes the veins stretch but the valves don’t increase in length so during relaxation of muscles when they are supposed to close they not longer meet, at this point the valves becomes incompetent and backflow of blood begins to occurs. The backflow of blood leads even more increase in pressure causes even greater distension/stretching of the the veins till they lose their functions. Now this veins are called varicose veins.
Should we really be standing at assemblies?! I mean the body prefers we sit! We need to have this talk but the school officials aren’t ready.. For someone who loves the baby girl life this is an addition to my campaign 😂
The most preferred treatment for varicose veins is to continually elevate the legs to as high as the heart and wearing tight binders or compression stockings.
I hope you understood what I said 😂😂I love to hear from you on how to make my post/writings better or what you want me to write on. See you soon!
With love,
Mojoyinoluwa ❤️
P. S my reference is my textbook Guyton and hall physiology! And pintrest for pictures!
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