DVT Flashcards
DVT –> PE pathogenesis
Blood clot (thrombi) developing in circulation.
Occurs 2nd to stagnation of blood and hyper-coagulable states.
* Thrombus develop in venous circ = DVT
* Thrombus –> emboli
* Right side, pul arteries = pulmonary embolism (PE)
mechanism to control coagulation (hemostasis)
- antithrombin (AT III)
- heparin
- thrombomodulin
- protein C, S
- tissue factor pathway inhibitor (regulates initiation phase
self-regulatory mechanisms intact so fibrin clot limited to vessel injury zone
mechanism in fibrinolytic system
tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) converts
plasminogen –> plasmin
degrades fibrin mesh
produced D-Dimer as by-pdt
Virchow’s triad for VTE
1) hypercoagulability (blood)
2) vascular damage (vessel)
3) circulatory stasis (flow)
hypercoagulability
BLOOD
major surgery
malignancy
preg (post partum)
thrombophilia
infection, sepsis
IBD
autoimmune conditions
estrogen therapy (COC, tamoxifen, HIT)
inflamm
dehydration
vascular damage
VESSEL
thrombophlebitis
cellulitis
atherosclerosis
catheter/ heart valve
venepuncture
physical trauma, strain, injury
microtrauma to vessel wall
thrombo-embolism process
calf source: unlikely to embolise
above knee source: more assoc w/ embolism –> Right Heart –> pul arteriole system
- can lead to PE
criculatory stasis
FLOW
immobility
venous obstruction (obesity, tumor, preg)
varicose veins
Afib, LV dysfunciton
congenital abnormalities affect venous anatomy
bradycardia, low BP
DVT clinical presentation
sx:
○ Leg swell, pain, warmth
○ Nonspecific. Obj test needed to establish diagnosis
○ unilateral
signs:
○ Superficial vein dilated
§ Palpable cord felt in affected leg
○ Homan’s sign: Pain in back of knee when dorsiflex leg of affected foot
wells score COPSBET3
1) active cancer (tx within 6mnths)
1) paralysis, immobilisation of lower extremities
1) bedridden >3days/ major surgery in 4wks
1) localised tenderness along distribution of deep venous system
1) entire leg swollen
1) calf swelling by more than 3cm, when compared to asx leg (below tibial tuberosity)
1) pitting oedema (in sx leg)
1) collateral superficial veins (nonvaricose)
-2) alt diagnosis more likely than DVT
wells scoring
=/>3 : high prob
1,2: mod prob
=/>0: low
wells score 0,1,2
1) D-dimer
2) positive –> imaging whole leg/ proximal CUS
3) neg –> rule out DVT
wells score >2 pt
1) imaging whole leg/ proximal CUS
2) distal DVT –> anticoag/ surveillance
2) proximal DVT –> initiate anticoag
- risk of embolism
D-dimer meaning
good negative predictive value
-ve rules out DVT
but +ve does not mean have DVT, plasmin just breaking down fibrin
distal DVT tx
high risk recurrence
- tx: 3mnths AC
low risk recurrence
- 4-6wk AC or venous US surveillance
proximal DVT tx
tc: at least 3mnths AC (DOAC if no CI)
3mnths: evaluation venous US
stop/ extended AC – yearly evaluation
AC for DVT (PO)
apixaban: 10mg BD 7d –> 5mg BD (day 8-90) –> 2.5mg BD (after 6mnths)
rivaroxaban: 15mg BD (21d) –> 20mg OD (day 22-90) –> 10mg OD (after 6mnths)
day 90 or up to 6mnths
renal adj for DOAC
(D,R,A,E)
D: <50ml/min + PGPi use (avoid)
R: CrCl < 30ml/min (avoid)
Apix: 15-29ml/min, caution. HD avoid
E: 30-50ml/min or BW <60kg (30mg/day)
avoid if >95ml/min (tx failure)