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F.O.A.M. BLOG

Las Vegas FOAM Blog is dedicated to sharing cutting edge learning with anyone, anywhere, anytime.  We hope to inspire discussion, challenge dogma, and keep readers up to date on the latest in emergency medicine. This site is managed by the residents of Las Vegas’ Emergency Medicine Residency program and we are committed to promoting the FOAMed movement.

An Evidence Based Review of Deep Vein Thrombosis

3/2/2015

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By Tony Zitek, MD
Chief, Emergency Medicine Resident

Is the superficial femoral vein really superficial? Should you anticoagulant a basilic vein DVT? Should patients with bilateral leg swelling get ultrasounds to evaluate for DVT? What is the role of bedside ultrasound in the evaluation of patients with possible DVT?

For answers to these questions and more watch the lecture embedded below.  This is one of the few evidence based reviews of this commonly encountered but often misunderstood and sometimes mismanaged condition, deep vein thrombosis.


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