DVT PREVENTION - COORDINATING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH VASCULAR DISORDERS. EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.

DVT PREVENTION - COORDINATING
CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH VASCULAR
DISORDERS. EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.




DVT - Deep Vein Thrombosis - ANS blood clot in a large vein, usually in the leg or pelvis



PE - Pulmonary Embolism - ANS Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot



VTE - Venous thromboembolism - ANS the disease process that includes DVT & PE



DVT can detach from the site of formation and become mobile in the _____ ______. -
ANS blood stream



If a circulating blood clot moves from the heart to the lungs, it can block an artery supplying
_____ to the lungs. - ANS blood



True or False?




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, 10-30% of persons who survived first occurrence of VTE will develop another VTE within 3-5
years. - ANS True



Manifestations of VTE - ANS Deep vein thrombosis



Pulmonary embolism



VTE disease process often starts in - ANS one of the large veins of the leg with the formation
of a blood clot



VTEs can occur because of - ANS Vessel wall injuries



Pathological increase of the coagulability of the blood



Circulation deficits r/t venous stasis



Blood clots consist mostly of - ANS RBCs held loosely together by fibrin



Increased risk of VTE - ANS Immobility (may be r/t surgery, trauma, nursing home
confinement)



Major orthopedic surgery



Increased age



Active cancer


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