title: Get the edge on deep vein thrombosis.
abstract: Review practical DVT screening considerations to enhance assessment skills.
authors.affiliation: Heart Failure Center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Maryanne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crowther
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McCourt
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001458:Bandages; D015984:Causality; D004347:Drug Interactions; D017128:Embolectomy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010690:Phlebography; D010992:Plethysmography, Impedance; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants