Venous thromboembolism history & symptoms

Editors-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. Associate Editor-In-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [mailto:urastogi@perfuse.org]

Overview
Only 10-20% of VTE is clinically recognized, as depicted by the figure below



Figure :The challenge in diagnosis of VTE As VTE involves both DVT and PE, the patient can present with complaints of either of the disease.
 * With PE, depending upon the severity of the disease, the patient experience
 * Shortness of breath
 * Loss of Consciousness(in case of massive PE.)
 * A smaller PE near the pleura can present with
 * Pleuritic chest pain
 * Cough
 * Blood in sputum.
 * While with DVT, patient can complain of
 * swelling of lower extremity which can be warm and tender.

Related Chapters

 * Venous thromboembolism: Under-recognized and under-treated
 * Deep vein thrombosis
 * Pulmonary embolism
 * Thrombosis
 * Nephrotic syndrome and risk of venous and arterial thromboembolism