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Thrombosis and Pulmonary Emboli Links
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20040615/2829.pdf Ramzi, Dino W; Leeper, Kenneth V DVT and Pulmonary Embolism: Part I. Diagnosis Am Fam Physician 2004;69:2829-36. http://www.aafp.org/afp/20040615/2841.html Ramzi, Dino W; Leeper, Kenneth V DVT and Pulmonary Embolism: Part II. Treatment and Prevention Am Fam Physician 2004;69:2841-8 http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1958.htm The presentation of pulmonary embolism (PE) may vary from a sudden onset of catastrophic hemodynamic collapse to gradually progressive dyspnea. The diagnosis of PE should be sought actively in patients with respiratory symptoms unexplained by an alternate diagnosis. The symptoms of PE are nonspecific; therefore, a high index of suspicion is required, particularly when a patient has risk factors, which include recent surgery, immobility, or a hypercoagulable state http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1883249&blobtype=pdf DVT risk assessment review by THRIFT Consensus Group. Risk of and prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in hospital patients. Thromboembolic Risk Factors (THRIFT) Consensus Group. BMJ 1992; 305:567-74 http://www.gp-training.net/protocol/cardiovascular/dvt.htm http://www.gp-training.net/protocol/cardiovascular/dvt2.htm http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pe/pe_diagnosis.html Medical History and Physical Exam Diagnostic Tests Imaging tests: Blood tests: Rule out other possible causes:
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