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Mind Map by christinarn75, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by christinarn75
over 9 years ago
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Deep Vein Thrombus
- Pathophysiology
- Decreased pressure
in venous system
allows blood to pool
and coagulate
forming a clot
- Decreased pressure
in venous system
allows blood to pool
and coagulate
forming a clot
- Epidemiology
- Males have increased risk over women
- increased risk in bedbound patients
- risk increases over age of 40
- Males have increased risk over women
- Risk Factors
- pregnancy
- hormone replacement therapy
- Obesity
- CHF
- recent orthopedic surgery
- use of oral contraceptives
- pregnancy
- Clinical Presentation
- + Homans sign
- edema
- redness
- warmth
- Pain
- discoloration of lower extremity
- + Homans sign
- Diagnosis
- ultrasound
- D-dimer blood test
- VQ scan
- ultrasound
- Treatment
- anticoagulants
- inferior vena cava filter
- thrombus removal
- anticoagulants
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