Deep Vein Thrombosis

Deep Vein Thrombosis

1. Signs/Symptoms

   • Pain, Redness, Swelling
   • Sometimes asymptomatic and difficult to diagnose

2. Risk Factors

   • Traid of Virchow: Immobility, Venous Endothelial Damage, Hypercoaguable Conditions
     • Orthopedic Surgery, Spinal Cord Injuries, Age, Congestive Heart Failure, Trauma, Intravenous Medications, Genetics, Malignancy, Pregnancy, Oral Contraceptives, Hormone Replacement, and Obstetric Related Conditions

3. Complications

   • Thromboembolus, Pulmonary Embolism,

4. Management

   • Some thrombus dissolve without intervention
   • Anticoagulation Therapy, Thrombolytic Therapy, Filter Placement

5. Pathophysiology

   • Due to the lower pressure system within the venous circulation, pooled blood can become coagulated forming a clot; a thrombus remains attached to vein wall where as a thromboembolus detaches into the circulating blood