SDMS CME Credit – Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis With Central Venous Catheter

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Authors: Dora DiGiacinto, MEd, RDMS, RDCS, Jennifer Gilmore, MS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, and Kassidy Sharp, BSMIRS, RDMS

Category: Vascular Technology [VT]

Credit: 0.50 SDMS CME Credit

Objectives: After studying the article, you should be able to:

• • Describe a catheter-related thrombus (CRT).

• • Explain the signs, symptoms, and treatments of CRT.

• • Discuss the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of CRT.

1. What symptoms do patients with a catheter-related thrombus (CRT) usually present with?

2. B. Swelling

3. C. No symptoms

4. D. Erythema

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) commonly affects the lower limbs, with the majority being in:

A. The popliteal vein

B. Distal veins

C. The femoral vein

D. Iliac veins

Which of the following parts of Virchow’s triad is often a predisposition for iliofemoral DVT?

A. Endothelial damage

B. Coronary artery disease

C. Hypercoagulability

D. Venous stasis

A CRT can be classified:

A. Only as an occluded catheter lumen

B. As a fibrin sheath and a mural thrombus

C. As a mural thrombus and an occlusion of the catheter lumen

D. As a fibrin sheath, an occlusion of the catheter lumen, and a mural thrombus

The primary imaging modality of choice to help diagnose a CRT is:

A. Ultrasound

B. CT

C. MRI

D. Venography

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