Feel like you're allergic to almost everything? Jul 13, 2010
Doctors call it deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) - a blood clot in a deep vein. There's no proof that walking around the cabin prevents DVT, but it can't hurt. (Athens Banner-Herald)
DVT and Travel: Preventive Measures... Jun 21, 2010
DVT and Travel: Preventive Measures for Traveler's Thrombosis ... DVT and Travel: Preventive Measures for Traveler's Thrombosis ... DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis). (Suite101.com)
Volvo crashes in safety demo May 12, 2010
Typical scenario when car rushed to Demo without basic product testing or DVT validation. whos going to take the blame , PR or upper management. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
New procedure isolates, breaks clots in DVT patients Mar 28, 2010
Advertisement DVT is a potentially fatal blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the lower leg and can occur from sitting in confined spaces -- such as cramped airline seats -- for an extended period of time ... More than 2 million Americans develop DVT each year, and about 300,000 die from DVT-related pulmonary embolism ... A newly available catheter procedure removes the clot faster and more safely than the standard anticoagulant drug treatment for DVT, which requires an extended stay in an... (Erie Times-News, PA)
DVT: Leg pain can signal deadly blood clot Mar 10, 2010
At issue are clots with cumbersome names: A deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, forms in large veins, usually a leg or the groin ... With the surgeon general's campaign, "DVT after all these years will finally get the national spotlight like cigarette smoking did in the mid-60s," he said ... The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is issuing a 12-page booklet to help consumers tell if they're at risk for DVTs and what to do and a 60-page DVT treatment-and-prevention guide for doctors and... (USA Today -- News)
Too many 'preventable' deaths among new moms, experts say Mar 10, 2010
her sister says topping that list should be warning women about signs of an emergency, like the clot called deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, that can kill if it breaks out of the leg and moves to the lung ... Among the leading preventable causes are hemorrhage, DVT-caused pulmonary emboli and uncontrolled blood pressure ... Seek early prenatal care to control underlying disorders and check for DVT risk. (USA Today -- News)
Health Tip: Risk Factors for Deep Vein Thrombosis Feb 25, 2010
(HealthDay News) -- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot forms within a deep vein, most often in the calf or thigh area. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons offers this list of risk factors that may increase the likelihood of DVT. (MEDLINEplus)
Analysis Examines Ultrasound Use for Blood Clots Feb 4, 2010
The paper averaged the results of seven studies that included 4,731 cases, and concluded that the usual practice of doing repeat ultrasounds looking for such a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) isn't necessary. The average risk of having a DVT in all the studies over the next three months was about one in 200, or 0 ... Another study of 513 hospitalized people who had ultrasound exams for DVT found an incidence of 1. (MEDLINEplus)
DVT affects air, road travellers Jan 16, 2010
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), that's increasingly affecting a large number of frequent long-distance air and road travellers, is a condition that, experts say, can be avoided ... Brown had suffered deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a condition in which a blood clot forms in one of the deep veins, usually in the leg ... The symptoms of DVT include painful swelling with redness accompanied with a bulging out of superficial veins. (India Times, India)
Leg Clots May Not Travel to Lungs Jan 10, 2010
Among 46 patients with PE, only 7 also had DVT, or 15 percent ... "There are still some issues that could account for why they didn't see DVTs," Ansell said ... If it turns out that DVTs do not travel far from the legs, do tiny filters now used to trap them remain useful therapy. (MEDLINEplus)
Schneier: airport security already works pretty well Jan 10, 2010
Hint if you ever get an illness like a CE, PE be it HACE or HAPE or not or a DVT or ever get put on certain medications do not mention it to anyone involved with the airline business. You can get a huge black mark and you lose out on the "ask for" perks or worse (it is said in some places certain airlines have access to DBs compiled from private health insurers just to make life fun). (Harper's Magazine)
