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Recognition & Management of DVT (VTE)
This course will provide a firm guideline based foundation for clinical practitioners who need to assess and treat a patient with suspected or actual DVT or PE. It will appeal to nurses,
junior doctors and allied health professionals.
Course Content
Prophylactic measures:
(1) Low molecular weight heparin
(2) Vitamin Kantagonists
(3) Fondaparinux
Thrombolytic therapy
Advantages of low molecular weight heparin over unfractionated heparin
Non-drug treatments
Implementation of Local and National Guidelines
Pathophysiology of venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Taking a relevant clinical history
The link between the risk factors for venous thromboembolism and actual disease
Prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism
Optimising treatment of DVT and PE
Stratifying risk
Risk stratification of thromboemboli for patients undergoing surgery and for medical patie
Aims/Outcomes
- Confirm diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE)
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Understanding and deciding on treatment rationale based on national guidelines
This course will be attended by
- Nurses
- Physiotherapists
- Junior Doctors
- Cardiac Physiologist
- Pharmacists
- Radiographers
- Midwives
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