Vascular Flashcards
1
Q
What WELLs score denotes a DVT is ‘highly likely’
A
3 or more
2
Q
Investigations to identify the source of an embolus include:
A
ECG (e.g. to identify atrial fibrillation)
Echocardiogram
Aortic ultrasound
Popliteal and femoral artery ultrasound.
3
Q
The 2 most common causes of acute limb ischaemia is
A
acute thrombotic occlusion of a pre-existing stenotic arterial segment (60% of cases)
The second commonest cause is embolism (30%),
