Deep Vein Thrombosis

Description: Clinical Signs for DVT:
- exam may be unreliable but positive findings should not be ignored;
- calf tenderness, swelling, fever, & increased pulse rate may be present
- suggestive exam features for pulmonary embolism:
- sudden decrease in O2 saturation;
- tachypnea, cyanosis, and hypoxia;
- pulmonary consolidation, pleural effusion, wheeze, and cor pulmonale;
- new onset tachydysrhythmia (usually a. fib);