Newbeginner

Target audience

Physicians and other healthcare professionals.

Availability

6 months.

Deep vein thrombosis

The course provides a general introduction to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and how to determine, based on clinical presentation and diagnostics, whether a patient should undergo ultrasound examination for DVT. During the course, you will receive a comprehensive overview of anatomy and instruction on ultrasound examination of the lower extremities. Additionally, you get updated on international guidelines for the treatment and follow-up of DVT.

Chapters

• Welcome
• Basic principles of ultrasound
• How to diagnose and treat
• Anatomy
      - Femoralis
      - Poplitea
• Ultrasound of the lower extremity 
      - Femoral region
      - Popliteal region
• Pathology
      - What do we see on ultrasound?
• Pitfalls
      - Differential diagnosis
• Treatment
      - What do we do when we find a thrombosis?
• Follow up
      - What to evaluate

The course has been approved by Eirik Tjønnfjord, consultant in hematology.