Clin Med 3
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- Occurs when clot breaks free from distant site?
- PE
- Triad related to PE?
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Virchows Triad
1. Venous stasis
2.Injury and inflammation
3. Hypercoaguable state
(pregnancy,cancer) - Tests used to dx PE?
- CT,Angiogram,venogram,D-dimer
- TX for PE?
- Coumadin, Heparin
- Measure of clot breakdown, used to dx PE?
- D-dimer
- Causes RV failure, HTN, and immediate death!
- PE
- Stabalizes PE, lets body break clot down
- Heparin
- Started at same time as heparin for PE prophylactis
- Coumadin
- Last ditch effort to save PE pts.
- Thrombolytics
- Used as prophylactic for PE, placed if coumadin/heparin are contraindicated
- Vena Caval filter