DVT Prevention Exam 100% Solved
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1. thrombus: a blood clot
2. embolus: a clot that breaks lose and travels through the bloodstream
3. DVT (deep vein thrombosis): a blood clot
(thrombus) forms in one or
more of the deep veins,
usually in your legs
4. PE (pulmonary embolism): is blockage in one or more arteries in the lungs caused by blood clots most
commonly from the legs
5. TED hose (compression stockings): long, tight fitting stockings that place mild static pressure on
the legs to prevent blood from clotting
6. SCDs (sequential compression devices):
7. ROM:
8. What is a major risk factor for DVT?: Immobility; Immobility related to casts, splints, braces
9. Additional risk factors?: -Recent surgery (esp. abd., pelvic, long-bone)
-Varicosities, venous stasis
-Dehydration
-Atrial fibrillation, Congestive heart failure, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Recent myocardial infarction
-Pregnancy or recent childbirth; hemorrhage
-Family history of coagulopathy, DVT, PE, Previous DVT or PE
-Obesity
-Trauma, Fractures of pelvis, femur, knee
-Smoking
-Cancer therapy (hormonal, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy)
-Increasing age
10. What can lead to a PE?: -A thrombus is still attached/not traveling. An embolus is a thrombus that has
broken free and is traveling through the vascular system until it gets to a vessel small enough that it cannot pass through.
DVT is the most common precursor to PE. Clot breaks free from deep vein in leg (often the popliteal), travels to vena
cava and right side of heart, then to pulmonary arterial system from right side of heart (blood behind the clot can't
get oxygenated by lung if pulmonary artery obstructed—body will have less oxygenated blood). Small PE's may go
un-notice but large or accumulating PE's could result in death.
-(Emboli can also be caused by air, fat, lymph, amniotic fluid, bacterial vegetations, tumor debri, foreign bodies)
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_i3ksjw
1. thrombus: a blood clot
2. embolus: a clot that breaks lose and travels through the bloodstream
3. DVT (deep vein thrombosis): a blood clot
(thrombus) forms in one or
more of the deep veins,
usually in your legs
4. PE (pulmonary embolism): is blockage in one or more arteries in the lungs caused by blood clots most
commonly from the legs
5. TED hose (compression stockings): long, tight fitting stockings that place mild static pressure on
the legs to prevent blood from clotting
6. SCDs (sequential compression devices):
7. ROM:
8. What is a major risk factor for DVT?: Immobility; Immobility related to casts, splints, braces
9. Additional risk factors?: -Recent surgery (esp. abd., pelvic, long-bone)
-Varicosities, venous stasis
-Dehydration
-Atrial fibrillation, Congestive heart failure, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Recent myocardial infarction
-Pregnancy or recent childbirth; hemorrhage
-Family history of coagulopathy, DVT, PE, Previous DVT or PE
-Obesity
-Trauma, Fractures of pelvis, femur, knee
-Smoking
-Cancer therapy (hormonal, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy)
-Increasing age
10. What can lead to a PE?: -A thrombus is still attached/not traveling. An embolus is a thrombus that has
broken free and is traveling through the vascular system until it gets to a vessel small enough that it cannot pass through.
DVT is the most common precursor to PE. Clot breaks free from deep vein in leg (often the popliteal), travels to vena
cava and right side of heart, then to pulmonary arterial system from right side of heart (blood behind the clot can't
get oxygenated by lung if pulmonary artery obstructed—body will have less oxygenated blood). Small PE's may go
un-notice but large or accumulating PE's could result in death.
-(Emboli can also be caused by air, fat, lymph, amniotic fluid, bacterial vegetations, tumor debri, foreign bodies)
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