Open AccessCase Report and Management of Discovery of Lower Extremity Venous Thrombosis on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Author(s) -
Jessica Eker,
Korey Kasper,
Jeff C Leggit
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current sports medicine reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.424
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1537-8918
pISSN - 1537-890X
DOI - 10.1249/jsr.0000000000000712
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , venous thrombosis , ambulatory , point of care ultrasound , physical examination , thrombosis , deep vein , radiology , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , surgery
Despite the increasing availability of ultrasound in the ambulatory setting, there has yet to be an established consensus on what constitutes proper diagnosis of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) as well as proper management if one is suspected using this modality. This case report presents the discovery of non-compressible veins during a musculoskeletal (MSK) POCUS examination for a calf injury and explores the current standard of care for the appropriate subsequent steps in the diagnosis and management of suspected lower-extremity (LE) DVT using MSK POCUS.