A urine test may soon replace the D-dimer to screen for DVT (deep vein thrombosis) blood clots. Imagine being in the ER with a suspected DVT (deep vein thrombosis), and instead of getting your blood [...]
Ultrasound (Doppler scan) is not 100 percent effective at detecting a deep vein thrombosis, a life-threatening blood clot that can dislodge and travel to the lungs and be fatal. Percentage of DVT’s Missed by Ultrasound [...]
This article is about the effectiveness of Doppler scans (ultrasounds) in detecting a deep vein thrombosis. I once read of a woman whose inner left thigh was red, swollen and painful; Doppler (ultrasound) was negative, [...]
Find out what testing you should insist upon if you suspect a DVT but the ultrasound turns up negative. One of my articles on DVT is about Staci Stringer, who was told she did not [...]
It’s very true that an ultrasound can actually miss a DVT, but other tests are more definitive. Staci Stringer’s DVT was missed by an ultrasound. In September 2010, she experienced a deep vein thrombosis and [...]
