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Home , Deep vein, Deep vein thrombosis, Pulmonary embolism, Thrombophlebitis, Thrombosis

How can it be prevented? You can take steps to prevent deep (DVT) and pulmonary (PE). If you're at risk for these conditions:

• See your doctor for regular checkups. • Take all as your doctor prescribes. • Get out of bed and move around as soon as possible after or illness (as your doctor recommends). Moving around lowers your chance of developing a clot. References: • Exercise your lower leg muscles during Thrombosis: MedlinePlus. (n.d.). long trips. Walking helps prevent blood Retrieved October 18, 2016, from clots from forming. https://medlineplus.gov/deepveinthrombos is.html If you've had DVT or PE before, you can help prevent future blood clots. Follow the steps What Are the of Deep above and: Vein Thrombosis? - NHLBI, NIH. (n.d.). Retrieved October 18, 2016, from • Take all medicines that your doctor http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health- prescribes to prevent or treat blood clots topics/topics/dvt/signs • Follow up with your doctor for tests and treatment Who Is at Risk for ? - • Use as your DEEP NHLBI, NIH. (n.d.). Retrieved October 18, doctor directs to prevent leg swelling 2016, from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health- VEIN topics/topics/dvt/atrisk THROMBOSIS How Can Deep Vein Thrombosis Be Prevented? - NHLBI, NIH. (n.d.). Retrieved October 18, 2016, from (DVT) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health- topics/topics/dvt/prevention

How Is Deep Vein Thrombosis Treated? - NHLBI, NIH. (n.d.). Retrieved October 18, 2016, from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health- topics/topics/dvt/treatment Trinity Surgery Center What is deep vein Who is at risk? What are the thrombosis (DVT)? The risk factors for deep vein thrombosis symptoms? (DVT) include: Only about half of the people who have DVT A blood clot that forms in a vein deep in the • A history of DVT. have signs and symptoms. body. Most deep vein clots occur in the • Conditions or factors that make your lower leg or . If the vein swells, the blood thicker or more likely to clot than • Swelling of the leg or along a vein in the condition is called . normal. Some inherited blood disorders leg. (such as Leiden), hormone • or tenderness in the leg, which you A deep vein thrombosis can break loose and , or pills. may feel only when standing or walking. cause a serious problem in the , called a • to a deep vein from surgery, a • Increased warmth in the area of the leg that's swollen or painful. (PE). broken bone, or other trauma. • Slow blood flow in a deep vein due to • Red or discolored skin on the leg. Both DVT and PE can cause serious, possibly lack of movement. This may occur after surgery, if you're ill and in bed for a long Some people aren't aware of a deep vein clot life-threatening problems if not treated. time, or if you're traveling for a long time. until they have signs and symptoms of PE. • and the first 6 weeks after Signs and symptoms of PE include: giving birth. • Recent or ongoing treatment for . • Unexplained • A central venous . • Pain with deep • Older age. Being older than 60 is a risk • Coughing up blood factor for DVT, although DVT can occur at • Rapid breathing any age. • Fast rate • Overweight or . • . What are the Your risk for DVT increases if you have more than one of the risk factors listed above. treatment and ?

• ( and ) are most common and are also How can you get DVT? called blood thinners. Sitting still for a long time can make you • inhibitors treat blood clots in more likely to get a DVT. Some medicines patient’s who can’t take heparin. and disorders that increase your risk for • Thrombolytics quickly dissolves large blood clots can also lead to DVTs. blood clots. Only used in life-threatening situations due to causing of sudden . • Vena cava filter that catches blood clots in the vena cava before they travel to the . • Graduated compression stockings reduce leg swelling caused by blood clots.