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==Classification==
==Classification==
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) may be classified into:<ref name="pmid22084692">{{cite journal |vauthors=Moheimani F, Jackson DE |title=Venous thromboembolism: classification, risk factors, diagnosis, and management |journal=ISRN Hematol |volume=2011 |issue= |pages=124610 |year=2011 |pmid=22084692 |pmc=3196154 |doi=10.5402/2011/124610 |url=}}</ref>
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) may be classified into:<ref name="pmid22084692">{{cite journal |vauthors=Moheimani F, Jackson DE |title=Venous thromboembolism: classification, risk factors, diagnosis, and management |journal=ISRN Hematol |volume=2011 |issue= |pages=124610 |year=2011 |pmid=22084692 |pmc=3196154 |doi=10.5402/2011/124610 |url=}}</ref>
* Deep vein thrombosis
* Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
* Pulmonary embolism
* Pulmonary embolism (PE)
The following table further classifies DVT and PE:


==Epidemiology==
==Epidemiology==
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==Prevention==
==Prevention==
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Revision as of 14:26, 12 October 2017

Venous thromboembolism Microchapters

Patient Information

Deep vein thrombosis
Pulmonary embolism

Overview

Classification

Epidemiology

Risk Factors

Diagnosis

Treatment

Deep Vein Thrombosis
Pulmonary Embolism

Prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]:Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]

Overiew

Classification

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) may be classified into:[1]

  • Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
  • Pulmonary embolism (PE)

The following table further classifies DVT and PE:

Epidemiology

Risk Factors

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

  1. Moheimani F, Jackson DE (2011). "Venous thromboembolism: classification, risk factors, diagnosis, and management". ISRN Hematol. 2011: 124610. doi:10.5402/2011/124610. PMC 3196154. PMID 22084692.