Today we briefly discussed DVTs in morning report. Clinically, these can be a diagnostic challenge but clinical prediction tools are available. Check out an article in JAMA's Rational Clinical Exam series here.
We often separate severity of venous thrombosis on the basis of location (deep vs superficial). Earlier this year, a French study looked into this and found some interesting associations. Here is the link.
Finally, in our patients with COPD exacerbations of unknown cause, this article in CHEST suggests that pulmonary embolism may be the cause.
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