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Deep vein thrombosis

Prevalence
Clinical features
Differential diagnosis
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis
Investigations
  • Ultrasound scan a of the common femoral vein and popliteal vein to the trification. 
    Positive if any vein not fully compressible. 

Why?

  • DVT isolated in the femoral or iliac veins is rare (< 0.5% of patients) b

 

Expiry date: January 2004
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   C   Ball
Reviewer   J   Ginsberg
CAT Writers   C   Ball , B   Phillips