Clinical assessment of the leg for a suspected deep vein thrombosis
12 April, 2021 Nurses in all clinical settings need to be able to identify suspected deep vein thrombosis. This article explains the risk factors and how to clinically assess the leg. Abstract Nurses will increasingly have to identify and assess for deep vein thrombosis in both primary and secondary care, and so they need the skills to assess the clinical risk of the patient. This article explains how to: understand deep vein thrombosis in terms of its associated risk factors, use the two-level Wells score for estimating a patient’s risk, and carry out a leg assessment for a suspected de...
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