DVT and PE Flashcards
1
Q
Virchow’s Triad
A
Venous Stasis
Hypercoagulability
Endothelial Injury
2
Q
DDx for DVT
A
Ruptured Baker Cyst - sudden severe calf discomfort
Muscle strain/injury
Cellulitis
Venous Insufficiency
3
Q
DDx for Pulmonary Embolism
A
Pneumonia, Asthma, COPD CHF Pericarditis Pleurisy Rib Fracture, Pneumothorax ACS Anxiety
4
Q
Recurrent left thigh edema in YOUNG women
With R proximal iliac artery compression of the left proximal iliac vein
A
May Thurner Syndrome
5
Q
D Dimer - increase in patients with
A
PE/DVT MI pneumonia sepsis cancer postoperative state 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy
6
Q
ECG findings of PE
A
T wave inversion in V1 - V4
S1Q3T3
- S wave in lead 1
- Q wave in lead III
- inverted T wave in lead III
7
Q
The primary diagnostic criterion for dvt
A
LOSS OF VEIN COMPRESSIBILITY
8
Q
Westermark sign
A
Focal oligemia
9
Q
Peripheral wedged shaped density located at the pleural base
A
Hampton’s hump
10
Q
Enlarged right descending pulmonary artery
A
Palla’s sign
11
Q
Principal Imaging test for diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism
A
Chest CT with IV contrast
