DVT/PE Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
A
2
Q
Virchow triad
A
- venous stasis (long flight, post-operative immobility)
- hyper-coagulability (OCP use, hyper-coagulable disorders)
- endothelial damage (smoking, HTN, atherosclerosis, injury)
3
Q
Initial DVT therapy
A
Anticoagulation with unfractionated heparin, low molecular weight heparin, fondaparinux, or a direct factor Xa inhibitor
