Rosen Vein Lectures 105: Diagnosis – Classification. Part 3
When last we left off, I was describing how vein disease gets diagnosed. Once the history, physical exam and ultrasound are performed, enough pieces of the puzzle exist to put together a coherent picture. The way Phlebologists (doctors like me who specialize in vein disease) describe such a picture is by using the “C.E.A.P” system. […]
Rosen Vein Lecture 105: Diagnosis – Recognizing the Problem. Part 1
a phlebologist does an ultrasound of the veins of a patient with varicose veins.phlebology – study of venous pathologies of the lower extremities Former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once said something like “pornography is hard to define, but you know it when you see it.” That’s not always true when it comes to vein disease. […]
Rosen Vein Lecture 104: Why Bad Veins Happen To Good People. Part 2
The whole of the Chicagoland area…including Northbrook where Rosen Vein Care is located…was once burdened by a sheet of glacial ice that oppressively flowed southward from Wisconsin. But hey…that’s just a theory. It’s not as if there was a video camera catching the evidence as it happened over hundreds of thousands of years. And that’s […]
Rosen Vein 104: Pathophysiology – Veins Gone Wild! Part 1
a phlebologist examines a patient with varicose veins on his leg. phlebology – study of venous pathologies of the lower extremities The North Suburbs of Chicago seems an idyllic place. Great schools. Lovely parks. The beautiful state-of-the-art Rosen Vein Care office in The Professional Plaza at Northbrook Court. But despite all the local trappings and […]
Rosen Vein Lecture 103: How Veins Work
Some people living in Chicago and the Chicagoland Suburbs who happen to suffer from varicose and spider veins take comfort in the fact that for 8-9 months out of the year it’s too cold to wear shorts…and therefore they can avoid wearing shorts along with everyone else around them. This just illustrates one of the […]
Rosen Vein Lecture 102: Lower Extremity Vein Anatomy
My goal for this blog is to provide patients suffering from varicose vein disease in the Chicagoland area with the tools they need to be the most informed patients they can be. Treating your varicose vein disease is a team effort and you are the most valuable player on the team! While it’s up to the […]
Rosen Vein Lectures 101: Risk Factors for Vein Disease
So, you’ve decided to stick with Chicagoland Vein Blog on this journey to explore the strange and interesting world of vein disease. I thank you. I’m blogging from Vein Blog Central, our modern, comfortable office space located in Northbrook…conveniently located…ironically for a “vein” clinic…between the two main North Shore “arteries” of the Edens Expressway and […]
The Modern Approach To Vein Disease
If you’re one of the 35% of adults who have varicose veins, chances are you want them removed to improve your appearance. But there’s also an essential medical reason to treat varicose veins, as they can lead to pain, swelling, and other complications. As a vein specialist, David Rosen, MD, at Rosen Vein Care in […]
Advantages of ClariVein® for Vein Treatment
If you’re one of the 35% of adults who have varicose veins, chances are you want them removed to improve your appearance. But there’s also an essential medical reason to treat varicose veins, as they can lead to pain, swelling, and other complications. As a vein specialist, David Rosen, MD, at Rosen Vein Care in […]