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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is an important clinical problem facing most medical and surgical specialties and potentially affecting both inpatients and outpatients. The clinical symptoms and signs are often vague and nonspecific; therefore, an accurate diagnostic test is needed to help guide management. Venous color-flow duplex scanning has been refined over the last several years and is now considered the “gold standard” test for acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT). The technique of scanning and finding of acute DVT is described herein.
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Patients at increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) include all the following except:
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History of spinal cord injury
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History of previous DVT
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Estrogen hormone therapy
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Female sex
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History of malignancy
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Inherited coagulation disorders that are known to cause an increased risk of VTE include all the following except:
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Protein C deficiency
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Protein S deficiency
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Antithrombin III deficiency
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Factor VIII deficiency (hemophilia A)
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Factor V Leiden mutation
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In patients suspected of possible VTE, venous duplex ultrasound:
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Cannot distinguish between acute and chronic thrombus
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Is considered the “gold standard” test to obtain
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Is not helpful if the symptoms have been present for less than 24 h
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Cannot detect gastrocnemial or soleal vein thrombus
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Is the ideal test for obese patients suspected of pelvic DVT
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Ashraf Mansour, M. (2017). Color Venous Duplex Ultrasound of the Lower Extremity in the Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis. In: AbuRahma, A. (eds) Noninvasive Vascular Diagnosis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54760-2_40
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