VTD

Question 1

Pulmonary embolism?

Answer 1

Thromboemboli detach and travel to the lungs via the right side of the heart

Question 2

DVT

Answer 2

Thrombi form in venous valve pockets and sites of stasis

Question 3

Where is a proximal DVT located?

Answer 3

Popliteal or femoral

Question 4

Where is a distal DVT located?

Answer 4

Calf

Question 5

Which type of DVT will present clinically?

Answer 5

Proximal - distal is assymptomatic

Question 6

What are the three components of virchow’s triad?

Answer 6

Hypercoaguable state
Endothelial injury
Stasis

Question 7

Unprovoked DVT?

Answer 7

One which does not have a known cause

Question 8

What are the consequences of a DVT?

Answer 8

Fatal PE
Recurrent VTE
Post-thrombotic syndrome
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Question 9

Which score calculates the risk of a DVT?

Answer 9

WELLS score

Question 10

A wells score of what would make a DVT likely?

Answer 10

3 or more

Question 11

What is the gold standard investigation of PE?

Answer 11

CTPA - CT pulmonary angiogram

Question 12

Pharmacological intervention for a DVT?

Answer 12

Anticoagulant
Thrombolysis
Analgesia

Question 13

Which type of anticoagulant should be used for a VTE?

Answer 13

LMWH

Question 14

Name a new oral anticoagulant used in VTEs?

Answer 14

Riveroxiban