University:
Liberty University
Course:
BIOM 500 | Introduction to Biomedical Sciences
Academic year:

2024
Views:

421

Pages:

5
Author:

Sheha A.

**Issues with DVT** * Post-thrombotic syndrome * After clot dissolving clot * **Legs not good** * **Moving blood** * **As they should** * **Venous congestion** * **Blue limb** * **Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens** **If intense compression of nearby a** **Chronic venous insufficiency** **Clot breaking off** **IVC** **PE** **-> Reduced circulation** **-> Reduced BF to lung** **-> Pulmonary Embolism** **-> Reduced BF to heart** **-> Reduced CO** **-> HF** **Diagnostic Approach to DVT** **Low Probability (Score of 0)** **Moderate Probability (Score of 1-2)** **High Probability (Score of 3)** **D-Dimer < 500** **D-Dimer ≥ 500** **Ultrasound** **DVT excluded** **DVT confirmed** **Simplified Well's Score** **(Pretest Probability of DVT)** **Previous DVT/PE** **Active cancer diagnosis** **Recent immobilization/bedridden** **Localized tenderness along venous distribution** **Leg swelling** **Asymmetric calf swelling** **Pitting edema** **Collateral superficial veins** **Alternative diagnosis more likely (1-2 points)**