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What is so important about DVTs?
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They cause pulmonary embolsim
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What are the 3 major risk factors for DVT?
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Injury (surgery)
Stasis (immobility) Hypercoaguable State |
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What is Virchow's triad?
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Injury (surgery)
Stasis (immobility) Hypercoaguable State |
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DVT often presents with symptoms of what?
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the same as pulmonary embolsim: chest pain, shortness of breath, anxiety, tachycardia, resp distress
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What is the most common arterial disease of the elderly?
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Peripheral arterial occlusive disease (hardening of the arteries)
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what are the big four risk factors for Peripheral Arterial Occlusive disease?
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Smoking
Hypertenision Hyperlipidemia Diabetes |
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Acute Arterial Occlusion comes with 5 symptoms...what are they
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Pain, pallor, parathesis, paralysis, pulselessness
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Upon exertion a patient has problems in their leg that is relieved by rest. What is this patient suffering from?
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Claudication (peripheral artery disease)
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