DVT and Pulmonary Embolism
When patients experience deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), they are at risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Deep vein thrombosis is the medical term for a blood clot, found in the deep veins of the leg. Pulmonary embolism happens when these blood clots loosen and travel upward toward the lungs, resulting in […]