Perioperative medicine & anaesthesia · UKMLA & AKT
Deep vein thrombosis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise deep vein thrombosis — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
Key high-yield points
- Virchow's triad - venous stasis, endothelial injury, hypercoagulability; most DVTs involve >1 element
- Calf veins most common site; proximal propagation (popliteal, femoral) significantly increases PE risk
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