Does your evaluation of a young person with spontaneous upper extremity DVT vary as compared to lower extremity DVT?
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Hematology · University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
The workup for a young adult with an upper extremity DVT differs for me in two ways:
- Venous thoracic outlet syndrome must be suspected and a careful history of repetitive overhead movements must be obtained. Consulting your vascular surgery team in these cases to ensure the anatomy does not put the...