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  2. Post-thrombotic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Elastic compression stockings may reduce the occurrence of PTS after clinically confirmed DVT. [19] For people who have already had a single DVT event, the best way to prevent a second DVT is appropriate anticoagulation therapy. [20] A second prevention approach may be weight loss for those who are overweight or obese.

  3. Deep vein thrombosis - Wikipedia

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    The most common life-threatening concern with DVT is the potential for a clot to embolize (detach from the veins), travel as an embolus through the right side of the heart, and become lodged in a pulmonary artery that supplies blood to the lungs. This is called a pulmonary embolism (PE).

  4. Pulmonary venoocclusive disease - Wikipedia

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    However, pulmonary hypertension (revealed via physical examination), in the presence of pleural effusion (done via CT scan) usually indicates a diagnosis of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease. The prognosis indicates usually a 2-year (24 month) life expectancy after diagnosis. [9] [10]

  5. Obstructive shock - Wikipedia

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    Causes include pulmonary embolism, cardiac tamponade, and tension pneumothorax. [3] These are all life-threatening. Symptoms may include shortness of breath, weakness, or altered mental status. Low blood pressure and tachycardia are often seen in shock. Other symptoms depend on the underlying cause. [4]

  6. Pulmonary embolism - Wikipedia

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    The pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria (PERC) helps assess people in whom pulmonary embolism is suspected, but unlikely. Unlike the Wells score and Geneva score , which are clinical prediction rules intended to risk stratify people with suspected PE, the PERC rule is designed to rule out the risk of PE in people when the physician has already ...

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    A pulmonary embolism is defined as a blood clot, which stops blood flow to an artery in the lung, according to the Mayo Clinic. If left untreated, the condition can be life-threatening.

  8. Thrombophilia - Wikipedia

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    A right-sided acute deep vein thrombosis (to the left in the image). The leg is swollen and red due to venous outflow obstruction. The most common conditions associated with thrombophilia are deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), which are referred to collectively as venous thromboembolism (VTE).

  9. Thrombophlebitis - Wikipedia

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    In terms of complications, one of the most serious occurs when the superficial blood clot is associated with a deep vein thrombosis; this can then dislodge, traveling through the heart and occluding the dense capillary network of the lungs This is a pulmonary embolism which can be life-threatening. [5]