Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Deep Vein Thrombus
- Pathophysiology
- 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
- Risk Factors
- pregnancy
- hormone replacement therapy
- Obesity
- CHF
- recent orthopedic surgery
- use of oral contraceptives
- Clinical Presentation
- + Homans sign
- edema
- redness
- warmth
- Pain
- discoloration of lower extremity
- Diagnosis
- ultrasound
- D-dimer blood test
- VQ scan
- Treatment
- anticoagulants
- inferior vena cava filter
- thrombus removal