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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology • Medical Oncology • Internal Medicine • Thrombosis • Hematology • Pediatric Hematology • Hemostasis/Thrombosis
Does your evaluation of a young person with spontaneous upper extremity DVT vary as compared to lower extremity DVT?
Do you do additional workup for venous obstruction or any other different testing/evaluation?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
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 t...
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