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Signs and symptoms suggestive of DVT include: sudden one sided painful swelling of an extremity; localized tenderness in the muscles of the leg; low-grade fever; and possibly chest pain and shortness of breath. Patients experiencing these symptoms must seek immediate medical care.
It should be pointed out that DVT can exist without causing symptoms. Accordingly, patients undergoing high-risk surgery, or those who have prolonged bed rest should be prescribed anticoagulant or blood thinning medications to prevent clot formation.
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What is DVT?
dvt is a blood clot.
Can calf massages cause DVT?
If you have pain in your calves, deep vein thrombosis may be a real threat. Calf massages can make it clearer whether or not DVT is the cause of your pain, and they may worsen any existing DVT. However, DVT is not caused by a calf massage.
Does aspirin help dvt?
Aspirin used as a prophylactic treatment for DVT condition; not used as a primary treatment.
If you have a DVT will your blood pressure alter?
If you have DVT, which is deep vein thrombosis, it can cause your blood pressure to be low.
Is dvt a chronic illness?
no
When was DVT discovered and by who?
ed
Are ted hose contraindicated in dvt?
Yes they are. TED Hose are used to help prevent DVT but should not be used if you have one.
What is a life-threatening complication of deep vein thrombosis?
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is when you get blood clots in the deep veins of your legs (typically the femoral veins). Symptoms of DVT include leg swelling (esp asymmetric or unilateral swelling) and leg pain. The #1 life threatening complication of DVT is pulmonary embolism (PE). PE occurs when a piece of clot from the DVT breaks off and gets returned to your heart with the rest of the venous blood. The clot gets shot into your lungs via the pulmonary artery, where it will eventually get stuck. For a smallish or medium size clot, the classic symptoms are pleuritic chest pain (chest pain that gets worse with a deep breath... it kind of feels like a stitch you get from running too much), sudden-onset shortness of breath, cough (esp coughing up blood or hemoptysis), and rapid shallow breathing (tachypnea). These are the symptoms the textbooks give you, but PE is notoriously hard to diagnose because the symptoms are variable and not specific. For a massive PE, often the patient will die of right-sided heart failure before even reaching the hospital.
Are fever and chills associated with DVT?
Yes
What are the signs and symptoms of Deep Vein Thrombosis or DVT?
Not every person has all of the signs and symptoms of Deep Vein Thrombosis or DVT when it occurs, but can have any combination of:pain or ache in the calfredness or purplish color of the lower leg, below the kneeswelling, often from the knee to the ankle and foota calf that is hot to the touch compared to the other calfANY symptom of redness with heat and swelling of the leg should be cause for concern. The person should NOT wait for an office appointment but instead should visit the closest emergency room.
What is the icd 9 code for history of dvt?
V12.51
Is there a vaccine for deep vein thrombosis?
No. There is no vaccine for DVT
