DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What can be used to to effectively diagnose the presence of acute or chronic venous
thrombosis in the veins. - Correct Answers -Duplex Sonography
is Duplex sonography a reliable method of determining the extent of chronic venous
disease? yes/no - Correct Answers -yes
What is the most common reason for the clinical evaluation of the extremity veins? -
Correct Answers -Suspected deep venous thrombosis (DVT)-
What is the estimation of annual incidence of DVT in the United States ? - Correct
Answers -over 2.5 million cases.
The % of untreated patients with DVT will sustain a nonfatal PE is? - Correct Answers -
About 25%
PE is associated with a mortality rate of approximately 30%. with or without treatment -
Correct Answers -without treatment
when was the first susceptibility to develop venous thrombosis was described ? -
Correct Answers -in 1865
Virchow's triad consists of - Correct Answers -Venous stasis
Endothelial damage
Hypercoagulability
See picture in slide 4
Thrombogenesis - Correct Answers -the formation of a thrombus.
what does Inherited prothrombotic- do? - Correct Answers -describes any agent or
condition that leads to thrombosis) states have increased in frequency over the past 20
years.
This category of venous thrombosis is considered nonreversible - Correct Answers -
Inherited prothrombotic-
, Clinical conditions that influence venous thrombosis - Correct Answers -1,Inherited
prothrombotic-
2,Antithrombin III deficiency
3,Pregnancy and the postpartum period-
4,Oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy-
5,Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome-
6,Protein C and protein S are vitamin K-dependent-
7,Factor V Leiden-
What category was the first reported congenital thrombotic condition - Correct Answers
-Antithrombin III deficiency
Isolated spontaneous thrombosis has been described with this condition - Correct
Answers -Precipitating circumstances:
Trauma
Pregnancy
Surgical procedures
Antithrombin III deficiency - Correct Answers -It is transmitted in an autosomal dominant
(a pattern of inheritance in which an affected individual has one copy of a mutant gene
and one normal gene on a pair of autosomal chromosomes
Pregnancy and the postpartum period- lower or higher - Correct Answers -higher risk for
developing DVT than the nonpregnant state.
what is a leading cause of maternal death after childbirth. - Correct Answers -PE (1 fatal
PE per 100,000 births)
what can increase the risk for DVT in premenopausal and postmenopausal women? -
Correct Answers -Oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy-
(The prevalence of DVT in women receiving oral contraceptives of 1 to 3 in 10,000)
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome- refers to? - Correct Answers -it refers to the
presence of either the lupus anticoagulant antibody or anticardiolipin antibodies.
Protein C and protein S are vitamin K-dependent- - Correct Answers -Protein C or S
deficiency results in a sevenfold increased risk for developing venous thrombosis ( see
picture slide 10)
What is Factor V Leiden- ? - Correct Answers -blood clotting disorder.
most common inherited hypercoagulable condition.
present in 12% to 33% of patients with spontaneous DVT .
protein that is needed for blood to clot properly.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What can be used to to effectively diagnose the presence of acute or chronic venous
thrombosis in the veins. - Correct Answers -Duplex Sonography
is Duplex sonography a reliable method of determining the extent of chronic venous
disease? yes/no - Correct Answers -yes
What is the most common reason for the clinical evaluation of the extremity veins? -
Correct Answers -Suspected deep venous thrombosis (DVT)-
What is the estimation of annual incidence of DVT in the United States ? - Correct
Answers -over 2.5 million cases.
The % of untreated patients with DVT will sustain a nonfatal PE is? - Correct Answers -
About 25%
PE is associated with a mortality rate of approximately 30%. with or without treatment -
Correct Answers -without treatment
when was the first susceptibility to develop venous thrombosis was described ? -
Correct Answers -in 1865
Virchow's triad consists of - Correct Answers -Venous stasis
Endothelial damage
Hypercoagulability
See picture in slide 4
Thrombogenesis - Correct Answers -the formation of a thrombus.
what does Inherited prothrombotic- do? - Correct Answers -describes any agent or
condition that leads to thrombosis) states have increased in frequency over the past 20
years.
This category of venous thrombosis is considered nonreversible - Correct Answers -
Inherited prothrombotic-
, Clinical conditions that influence venous thrombosis - Correct Answers -1,Inherited
prothrombotic-
2,Antithrombin III deficiency
3,Pregnancy and the postpartum period-
4,Oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy-
5,Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome-
6,Protein C and protein S are vitamin K-dependent-
7,Factor V Leiden-
What category was the first reported congenital thrombotic condition - Correct Answers
-Antithrombin III deficiency
Isolated spontaneous thrombosis has been described with this condition - Correct
Answers -Precipitating circumstances:
Trauma
Pregnancy
Surgical procedures
Antithrombin III deficiency - Correct Answers -It is transmitted in an autosomal dominant
(a pattern of inheritance in which an affected individual has one copy of a mutant gene
and one normal gene on a pair of autosomal chromosomes
Pregnancy and the postpartum period- lower or higher - Correct Answers -higher risk for
developing DVT than the nonpregnant state.
what is a leading cause of maternal death after childbirth. - Correct Answers -PE (1 fatal
PE per 100,000 births)
what can increase the risk for DVT in premenopausal and postmenopausal women? -
Correct Answers -Oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy-
(The prevalence of DVT in women receiving oral contraceptives of 1 to 3 in 10,000)
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome- refers to? - Correct Answers -it refers to the
presence of either the lupus anticoagulant antibody or anticardiolipin antibodies.
Protein C and protein S are vitamin K-dependent- - Correct Answers -Protein C or S
deficiency results in a sevenfold increased risk for developing venous thrombosis ( see
picture slide 10)
What is Factor V Leiden- ? - Correct Answers -blood clotting disorder.
most common inherited hypercoagulable condition.
present in 12% to 33% of patients with spontaneous DVT .
protein that is needed for blood to clot properly.
