Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) OSCE Clinical Examination | Plus DVT risk factors, diagnosis & treatment

In this video Dr O'Donovan demonstrates how to examine a patient for a possible Deep Vein Thrombosis (or DVT) in the community.

A DVT is a clot that forms in one of the veins. This can dislodge, then travel into the bloodstream and towards the lungs, where it can cause a pulmonary embolism (PE); this is a blockage in the pulmonary circulation that can be life threatening!

This video contains the following sections:

1. A practical demonstration of how to carry out this focussed examination – including exemplar photographs of clinical signs of a DVT
2. Risk factors for developing a DVT
3. How a DVT is diagnosed
4. General information on treatment of DVTs
5. Tip on DVT prevention

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[cosimo]

Your advice to examine the patient standing, and from behind, is essential. I was examined, lying on my back, by a hospital junior doctor who missed upper rear leg swelling which of course was not visible when lying down. The doctor also missed an upper far left blackened vein area because she was standing on the right side. Practitioners often look for standard textbook symptoms, but forget to use their common sense.

[eddy]

This video deserves 373K views ...
This is most complete and well explained video I found on YouTube for DVT.
I wish you were my teacher ..
Subscribed.

[sandraboseindiagestao]

This is the BEST video about DVT. The most complete one! Excellent!

[sarveshchaudhary]

I'm suffering from dvt in both legs since 7 years due to APLA syndrome but this video is actually usefull

[maryspriggs]

Terrific video ! This Pharm.D. finds this presentation clear, insightful, and personable ! Cheers !

[lauracookson]

Thank you for a very clear and precise informative approach to this presenting complaint.

[shalren-yyni]

Thank you…. I am now going to go A&E. Your video is SO APPRECIATED.

[mahasayah]

I have pbl tomorrow and this was absolutely useful !thank you

[josephlabalpiny]

Wow, the best Dr. Ever.
Thanks.
I love your video 😍

[ukexbreakdownman]

Excellent explanation of a potentially serious condition hopefully I have caught. this early

[marceloalmeidaalvarenga]

I am in love with your detailed explanation... You are awesome...

[OkelloSamuel-et]

Excellent presentation, send more videos on pulmonology

[TammySullivan-mdbd]

Perfect Video - I wish you were my doctor!

[ado]

Trainee ANP here. Really useful, thanks!

[carabingham]

I went to A&E a few weeks ago with pain and 8cm swelling in my leg, I told the doctors that I hadn’t had an injury, that I had factor V Leiden but was already on warfarin because I’d had DVTs in the past. They did x-rays which turned out fine they said the chances of me having a clot whist on blood thinners was 1% but arranged a ultrasound sound the next day it was confirmed immediately during the scan that I had a clot in my thigh. It took another 3 hours before a doctor saw me to come up with a plan to change my blood thinners from warfarin to Apixaban and I had to inject myself with fragmin. They didn’t do any blood testing in A&E.

The thing is that at the time I was trying to lose weight and had lost 20kgs. I was going on 5 mile walks daily to help with it, and I had never smoked and still ended up with a DVT.

[arifhaque]

1. How can we differentiate between DVT and cellulitis? 2. Is it possible to diagnose DVT and cellulitis at a time in a single limb?

[dianekrstulovich]

Thank you for this great presentation!

[DrSohailZahir]

Great job... I really appreciate your efforts... keep it up ❤❤❤

[OuXamShuraTangeni]

Can you do a video on swollen lymph nodes and how to treat them. Please Doc.😎

[talapeanutbutter]

I believe I have a blood clot in my left foot. It’s swollen and hot. I went to the doctor and she ordered an x-ray and a sonogram. The x-ray was for my foot and sonogram was of my leg. The sonogram did not show any clots in my leg. But they didn’t sonogram my foot. It’s been a week today. It’s still sore, slightly, pink and warm. I’m taking an 81 mg aspirin daily. I’ve been less active because I’m severely anemic and need to take iron and vitamin c daily. The doctor didn’t tell me to take aspirin nor did she do anything but look at it, touch for temperature.