Patient was educated on complications of deep vein thrombosis as follows: Pulmonary infarction: Obstruction to the pulmonary blood flow by pulmonary emboli can result in poorly perfused lungs and reduced oxygenation of lung tissue, thus leading to tissue death and development of pulmonary infarction. Heart failure: Unresolved pulmonary hypertension over prolonged periods of time can lead to elevation of pressure on right side of heart with right-sided heart failure. Individuals can present with worsening symptoms [...]

Patient was educated on complications of deep vein thrombosis as follows: Phlebitis and infection: Blocking of the venous blood by the clot can result in pain, pinpoint tenderness, redness and elevation of temperature at the site of venous occlusion along the limb, with localized inflammation and risk for possible infection. Pulmonary emboli: Individuals with history of DVT are at increased risk for the clots traveling up along the veins in the limb and get deposited [...]

Patient was educated on findings of DVT to keep a watch for and report to the physician as follows: DVT can result in diffuse swelling of the limb below the level of the clot, due to the obstruction to free flow of blood along the vein. Also, the swelling in the involved limb can be strikingly different, with the involved limb clearly swollen in comparison to the limb free of any DVT. Report to your [...]

Patient was educated on signs and symptoms of deep vein thrombosis as follows: Chest pain and SOB: The blood clot formed in the limb, if it were small enough, can travel up along the veins in the limb and get deposited in the pulmonary circulation. These blood clots deposited in the lung circulation are called pulmonary emboli. Deposition of the blood clot in the lung can result in sudden onset of chest pain, shortness of [...]

Patient was educated on signs and symptoms of deep vein thrombosis as follows: The signs and symptoms patients can present with, due to deep vein thrombosis, can differ with the site of the blood clot deposition and the body parts involved. Swelling of limb: The blood clots formed in the BLE, especially if the clots are large can occlude the vein and obstruct the blood return in these veins towards the heart. Consequently, this can [...]