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don't smoke

eat a healthy balanced diet

get regular exercise

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A blood clot in a deep vein, usually in the legs.

More than 200,000 US cases per year

Requires a medical diagnosis

Lab tests or imaging always required

Medium-term: resolves within months

This condition is serious because blood clots can loosen and lodge in the lungs.

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Can have no symptoms, but people may experience:

Pain areas: in the calf, foot, or leg

Also common: swelling in extremities, tenderness, or warm skin

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Devices

Compression Stockings
Elastic hosiery that squeeze blood up the legs to prevent swelling and blood clots

Medications

Blood thinners
Helps prevent blood clots from forming or helps dissolve existing clots
Common drugs
Warfarin, Heparin, Apixaban, Fondaparainux, Rivaroxaban, Dalteparin

Specialists

Primary care provider (PVP)
Prevents, diagnoses, and treats diseases
Emergency medicine doctor
Treats patients in the emergency department
Hematologist
Focuses on diagnosing and treating blood disorders

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Without adequate treatment, lower extremity DVT has a 3% risk of fatal PE

death due to upper extremity DVT is very rare

Risk of recurrent DVT is lowest for patients with transient risk factors (eg, surgery, trauma, temporary immobility) and greatest for patients with persistent risk factors (eg, cancer), idiopathic DVT, or incomplete resolution of past DVT (residual thrombus)

Risk of venous insufficiency is difficult to predict

Risk factors for postphlebitic syndrome include proximal thrombosis, recurrent ipsilateral DVT, and body mass index (BMI) ≥ 22 kg/m².