Diagnosaurus
Deep-vein thrombosis
Etiology
Risk factors
- Bed rest or immobility
- Hypercoagulable state, eg, malignancy, nephrotic syndrome, inherited defect
- Advanced age
- Oral contraceptive use
- Systemic lupus erythematosus or antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Deep-vein Thrombosis." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114132/all/Deep_vein_thrombosis.
Zeiger RFR. Deep-vein thrombosis. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114132/all/Deep_vein_thrombosis. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Deep-vein thrombosis. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114132/all/Deep_vein_thrombosis
Zeiger RFR. Deep-vein Thrombosis [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114132/all/Deep_vein_thrombosis.
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