The management of venous thrombosis | T&F

D-dimer should be used as a screening test for venous thrombosis?

A positive d-dimer test indicates thrombosis and requirement for treatment?

A negative d-dimer with a low clinical probability Wells score out rules venous thrombosis?

A thrombophilia screen should always be done when a patient has an unprovoked venous thrombosis?

All patients should receive 3 months anticoagulation after a venous thrombosis episode?

Provoked venous thrombosis, such as secondary to surgery or trauma, requires lifelong anticoagulation.

A patient with an unprovoked venous thrombosis requires just age appropriate screening for cancer.

Male patients with an unprovoked venous thrombosis have a higher risk of recurrence than females?

All patients should have an end of treatment scan to ensure the venous thrombosis is gone?

A recurrence of an unprovoked venous thrombosis justifies lifelong anticoagulation in most patients.