You are a nurse practitioner evaluating a 64-year-old male p…
You are a nurse practitioner evaluating a 64-year-old male patient who presents with swelling and pain in his left leg. He has a history of hypertension, heart failure, and venous insufficiency. During your assessment, you consider various risk factors for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) according to Virchow’s triad, which includes stasis, endothelial injury, and hypercoagulability. Which of the following conditions described in this patient’s PMH is best classified, under the component of stasis in Virchow’s triad, as a positive risk factor for DVT?