Deep venous thrombosis of lower extremity?

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Deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremity is not easy to be found in the early stage of the disease, because in the early stage of the disease, the symptoms of deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremity are not particularly obvious. In order to better help you understand the early symptoms of lower extremity deep venous thrombosis, the following is a specific introduction for you.

Deep venous thrombosis of lower extremity?

The most dangerous complication of lower extremity deep venous thrombosis is pulmonary embolism, that is, the thrombus growing in the deep venous system falls off and reaches the pulmonary artery through the heart along the direction of blood flow, causing pulmonary embolism. Patients will have chest pain, chest tightness, cough and hemoptysis, and even sudden death. Therefore, even the discovery of deep venous thrombosis of lower extremity is very important for disease treatment.

In fact, the early manifestations of DVT are swelling and pain. The most common symptom of DVT is the blockage of venous lumen by thrombus in the acute stage, which quickly causes the obstruction of blood flow and obvious swelling of lower limbs. In addition, because thrombus stimulates the inflammatory reaction of venous wall and stimulates nerve endings, pain generally occurs in the lower leg, abdomen, big leg and groin area, which is also a common symptom, Deep venous thrombosis should be highly suspected.

DVT mainly occurs in various immobilization States, such as immobilization after abdominal or lower limb surgery, paralysis in bed, and long-term bed rest after fracture; People who sit still for a long time, such as those who travel by plane or car for a long time; Drivers, editors, clerks, typists, machine tool workers and other people who sit still for a long time are easy to happen; The blood viscosity of the elderly is higher than that of the young; Male, obesity, kidney disease, immune disease, tumor patients and other pathological status of the crowd is also prone to lower extremity venous thrombosis. Therefore, these people should take preventive measures in their daily life!

matters needing attention

Pulmonary embolism is the most serious complication of lower extremity venous thrombosis. In clinical nursing, if the patient has cough, chest tightness, chest pain, lip cyanosis, hemoptysis and so on, we should pay attention to them. In addition to closely observing the changes of the patient's condition, the doctor should be informed of the situation in time.