Venous thrombosis - Diagnosis and treatment for the elderly
- Author:
Pham -- Thang
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
venous thrombosis
- MeSH:
Venous Thrombosis;
Diagnosis;
Therapeutics;
Aged
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2005;0(10):6-9
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Clinical symptoms of venous thrombosis include swelling, redness, strain and edema in the leg. These symptoms are often nonspecific so the diagnosis of venous thrombosis must be confirmed by objective explores. Although the clinical symptoms can not confirm or exclude venous thrombosis, asking history carefully and examining signs and symptoms help diagnosis. Diagnosis of venous thrombosis can be done by venography, venous ultrasound, D-dimer quantitative. Venous thrombosis treatment aims to prevent thrombosis from spreading, recurrence, complications, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary hypertension and post thrombosis syndrome
