Deep Venous Thrombosis

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Mind Map on Deep Venous Thrombosis, created by sharonuc2004 on 12/28/2013.
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Deep Venous Thrombosis
  1. Treatment
    1. Anticoagulation therapy
      1. Coumadin
        1. Heparin
        2. Thrombolitic therapy
          1. Inferior Vena cava filter
          2. Risk Factors
            1. Post surgical patients
              1. Immobility
                1. Trauma
                  1. Venous Stasis
                    1. Age
                      1. Hypercoagulable states
                        1. Pregnancy
                          1. Oral contraceptives
                          2. Pathophysiology
                            1. Accumulation of clotting factors and platelets
                              1. Thrombus formation
                                1. Inflamation
                                  1. Platelet aggregation
                            2. Diagnosis
                              1. Serum D-dimer
                                1. Doppler ultrasonography
                                2. Clinical Manifestations
                                  1. Redness
                                    1. Pain
                                      1. Edema
                                      2. Epidemiology
                                        1. Approx. 1 person in 20 develops DVT in their lifetime
                                          1. 80 cases per 100,000 poplulation occur annually

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