The client has shiny ulcerations on a red base over the medial calf of the right leg. There is quite a bit of fluid drainage. He takes anticoagulants because of recurrent deep vein thrombosis. He also reports a sedentary lifestyle. How would the nurse classify this chronic wound?

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The description of shiny ulcerations on a red base over the medial calf with fluid drainage, in a client with a history of recurrent deep vein thrombosis and a sedentary lifestyle, is characteristic of a venous stasis ulcer. This type of ulcer is caused by chronic venous insufficiency and poor venous blood return to the heart, often exacerbated by factors like immobility and venous hypertension.

The Client Has Shiny Ulcerations on a Red Base Over