Venous thrombosis Flashcards
(19 cards)
venous thrombosis (4)
Low pressure system
Virchow’s triad
=Stasis
=Vessel wall
=Hypercoagulability
venous thrombosis- treatment
heparin/warfarin/ new oral anticoagulants
deep vein thrombosis - dvt (4)
limb feels hot, swollen, tender
pitting oedema
pulmonary embolism (5)
pulmonary infarction
pleuritic chest pain
cardiovascular collapse/death
hypoxia
right heart strain
venous thrombo-embolism (VTE)
Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism
Stasis- RF
vessel wall- RF
hypercoagulability- RF
hereditary thrombophilia
consider hereditary thrombophilia screening
management hereditary thrombophilia
risk of recurrent thrombosis
acquired thrombophilia
features of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
antiphospholipid antibody syndrome- pathogenesis
conditions associated with antiphospholipid antibodies
treatment of anti-phospholipid syndrome