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NR 574 CEA MIDTERM EXAM VTE AND SHOCK
1. What are the classic symptoms of DVT?


*Answer√√ Unilateral leg swelling, pain, warmth, erythema


2. What is the most common risk factor for DVT?


*Answer√√ Immobility


3. What is the initial diagnostic test for suspected DVT?


*Answer√√ Duplex ultrasound


4. What are the classic symptoms of pulmonary embolism?


*Answer√√ Sudden dyspnea, pleuritic


chest pain, tachycardia


5. What is the most common EKG finding in pulmonary embolism?


*Answer√√ Sinus tachycardia


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, 6. What is the gold standard diagnostic test for stable pulmonary embolism?


*Answer√√ CT


angiography of the chest


7. What is the best diagnostic test for PE in renal failure?


*Answer√√ V/Q scan


8. What is the role of D-dimer in PE evaluation?


*Answer√√ Rule out PE in low-risk patients only


9. How is hemodynamically unstable PE defined?


*Answer√√ Hypotension or shock


10. What is the management of hemodynamically unstable PE?


*Answer√√ Thrombolytics


11. What is the initial treatment for stable PE?

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