Signs and Symptoms
Pain upon forced dorsiflexion of foot when being raised
What is Homan's sign?
The clotting of blood in one of the deep veins
What is DVT?
Inhibit the action or formation of clotting factors. Prevent clots from forming
What are anticoagulants?
Warmth, Erythema, Edema, and tenderness are noted upon this diagnostic tool
What is a Physical Examination?
Suspected DVT/PE is assessed w/ T, HR,RR, and BP assessments
What are basic VS assessments?
Worsening chest pain upon breathing, coughing or eating
What is a symptom of PE?
Risk factors such as recent surgery and immobilization cause this form of DVT
What is Distal DVT?
Warfarin, and Heparin are two drugs in this family class
What are anticoagulants?
special x-ray test that helps to diagnose a variety of medical conditions including DVT.
What is a CT scan
Pain, warmth, redness, and swelling of lower extremities
What are typical symptoms of DVT?
Coughing up blood is a common manifestation of this disorder
What is PE?
Slow blood flow, hyper coagulation, and damage to vein walls.
What is Virchow's triad?
This drug families mechanism of action is lysing pre-existing thrombosis
What are thrombolytic drugs?
Imaging test that uses sound waves to look at blood flow in veins and may detect blockages or blood clots in deep veins.
Cyanotic and cold skin, lips, and nail beds
What are skin symptoms of DVT/PE?
This burning or prickling sensation is a clinical manifestation of DVT
What is Paresthesia?
Associated w/ serious chronic diseases such as active cancer, congestive cardiac failure, age above 75
What are causes of proximal DVT?
This drug is part of the thrombolytic family
What is alteplase?
Numbers that reflect risk of developing DVT based of clinical characteristics
What is the Wells Score?
Fluid collection in space of abdomen
What is the complication Ascites?
This percentage occurs in the veins of the upper extremities and may extend into the internal jugular vein or the superior vena cava
What 5-10% of VTE?
Age over 60, previous blood clots, smoking, cardiac and vascular disease are risk factors for this condition.
What is PE?
What is the antidote for warfarin?
Test measuring a protein fragment, in which a negative results indicates NO blood clot.
What is the D-dimer Test?
Caused by one of Virchow's triad in the cephalic region and is a cardiac sign of DVT/PE
What is jugular venous distention?