Condition Lookup
Category:
Venous Disorders
Number of Conditions: 2
Superficial Thrombophlebitis
Specialty: Hematology
Category: Venous Disorders
Sub-category: Thrombophlebitis
Symptoms:
localized pain and tenderness; redness and warmth along the vein; a palpable cord-like vein; swelling in the affected area
Root Cause:
Inflammation and thrombosis in a superficial vein, often triggered by trauma, intravenous catheters, or varicose veins.
How it's Diagnosed: videos
Clinical examination, Doppler ultrasound to rule out deeper venous involvement.
Treatment:
Symptomatic treatment with warm compresses, NSAIDs (e.g., ibuprofen), compression stockings; anticoagulation if there's extension into the deep venous system.
Medications:
NSAIDs like ibuprofen (anti-inflammatory), anticoagulants such as low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) or direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) if indicated.
Prevalence:
How common the health condition is within a specific population.
Fairly common, especially in people with varicose veins or those using intravenous catheters.
Risk Factors:
Factors or behaviors that increase the likelihood of developing the condition.
Varicose veins, prolonged immobility, intravenous catheter use, hypercoagulable states, malignancy.
Prognosis:
The expected outcome or course of the condition over time.
Excellent with appropriate treatment; resolves within weeks. Rarely progresses to deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
Complications:
Additional problems or conditions that may arise as a result of the original condition.
Extension into deep veins causing DVT, pulmonary embolism in rare cases.
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
Specialty: Hematology
Category: Venous Disorders
Sub-category: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Symptoms:
leg swelling and pain (dvt); shortness of breath (pe); chest pain; rapid heart rate; coughing up blood (in pe)
Root Cause:
Formation of blood clots in veins due to Virchow's triad
How it's Diagnosed: videos
D-dimer testing, Doppler ultrasound (for DVT), CT pulmonary angiography (for PE).
Treatment:
Anticoagulation (warfarin, DOACs like apixaban, rivaroxaban), thrombolysis for severe PE or extensive DVT, compression stockings for DVT.
Medications:
Anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin , DOACs like rivaroxaban , apixaban ), thrombolytics (e.g., alteplase for massive PE).
Prevalence:
How common the health condition is within a specific population.
Affects 1-2 per 1,000 people annually in the general population.
Risk Factors:
Factors or behaviors that increase the likelihood of developing the condition.
Surgery, prolonged immobility, cancer, pregnancy, oral contraceptives, inherited thrombophilias.
Prognosis:
The expected outcome or course of the condition over time.
Good with early treatment; risk of recurrence if underlying risk factors are not addressed.
Complications:
Additional problems or conditions that may arise as a result of the original condition.
Pulmonary embolism, post-thrombotic syndrome, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.