Perioperative medicine & anaesthesia · UKMLA & AKT
Deep vein thrombosis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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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