Results for “deep vein thrombosis”

A 79-year-old woman is admitted with ongoing lower gastrointestinal bleeding and a haemoglobin concentration of 72 g/L (reference range 115–155). She is receivi…

Cardiovascular · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 56-year-old man develops sharp central chest pain 36 hours after an uncomplicated inferior myocardial infarction. The pain is worse when he lies flat or takes…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 42-year-old woman has a second proximal deep vein thrombosis while taking rivaroxaban as prescribed. She has no interacting medicines, normal renal function a…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 68-year-old man with metastatic oesophageal cancer develops a symptomatic proximal deep vein thrombosis. He completed treatment for melaena from the tumour tw…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 58-year-old man is being treated with unfractionated heparin for a proximal deep vein thrombosis. On day 7, his platelet count has fallen from 224 to 86 × 10⁹…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 31-year-old woman developed a proximal deep vein thrombosis at 32 weeks gestation and has received therapeutic low-molecular-weight heparin since diagnosis. S…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common

A 42-year-old woman has a second proximal deep vein thrombosis while taking rivaroxaban regularly for a previous unprovoked event. Her renal function is normal…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 66-year-old man with metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma develops a symptomatic proximal deep vein thrombosis. He has a friable gastric lesion with recent occul…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 29-year-old woman at 28 weeks gestation presents with sudden pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness. Her pulse is 108/min, oxygen saturation is 97% on room a…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 34-year-old woman is reviewed 18 hours after an emergency caesarean section complicated by a 1.6 L postpartum haemorrhage. The bleeding has been controlled fo…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Pre-internship · common

A 74-year-old woman presents with severe pain in her left leg that began abruptly two hours ago while she was sitting watching television. She walks to the shop…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 78-year-old man presents with three weeks of redness, warmth and itch affecting both lower legs. He is otherwise well, with long-standing varicose veins and a…

Dermatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 54-year-old woman has a symptomatic isolated posterior calf-vein thrombosis found on ultrasound. She has no cancer, previous venous thromboembolism, marked sw…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 31-year-old woman at 10 weeks of pregnancy develops unilateral calf swelling and pleuritic discomfort. Ultrasound confirms a proximal femoral deep-vein thromb…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common