TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Anticoagulation/Venous Thromboembolism
A1  - Phillips, Beth B.
A1  - Welston, Kirby
A2  - Sutton, S. Scott
Y1  - 2019
N1  - 
T2  - McGraw-Hill's NAPLEX® Review Guide, 3e
AB  - Venous  thromboembolism  (VTE)  is  a  common  and  serious  disorder  that  includes  deep  venous  thrombosis  (DVT)  and  pulmonary  embolism  (PE).  Patients  presenting  with  VTE  often  have  one  or  more  risk  factors  for  thromboembolism.  Classic  symptoms  of  a  DVT  include  unilateral  pain,  swelling,  erythema,  and  tenderness  usually  of  the  lower  extremity;  although  some  patients  may  be  symptom  free.  Compression  ultrasound  is  typically  used  to  diagnose  a  DVT.  The  symptoms  of  a  PE  are  nonspecific  and  may  include  chest  pain,  shortness  of  breath,  tachypnea,  dyspnea,  and  hemoptysis.  Most  PEs  originate  from  a  DVT.  The  diagnosis  of  a  PE  is  made  by  the  presence  of  symptoms  in  conjunction  with  findings  on  ventilation-perfusion  (V/Q)  and  computerized  tomography  (CT)  scans.  Medical  work-up  of  patients  presenting  with  VTE  include  determination  of  risk  factors  for  VTE.  Certain  risk  factors  are  reversible  (eg,  estrogen  use,  recent  orthopedic  surgery,  smoking,  prolonged  immobility)  and  may  be  eliminated  over  time.  The  presence  of  irreversible  or  continuing  risk  factors  (eg,  cancer,  thrombophilia,  previous  history  of  VTE)  requires  longer  or  an  extended  duration  of  therapy.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1158313513
ER  -