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Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in a Mountain Guide: Awareness, Diagnostic Challenges, and Management Considerations at Altitude  Claire M.

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1 Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in a Mountain Guide: Awareness, Diagnostic Challenges, and Management Considerations at Altitude  Claire M. Hull, PhD, Dévan Rajendran, DO, Arturo Fernandez Barnes, DO  Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  Volume 27, Issue 1, Pages (March 2016) DOI: /j.wem Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Virchow’s triad (circa 1854) for thrombosis and thromboembolic conditions. Risk factors that are believed to have affected the subject of the present study are underlined. Public domain image.1 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Potential differential diagnoses for venous thrombosis and thromboembolic conditions at altitude and in mountain sportspeople. Underlined symptoms are assessment criteria included in the Lake Louise Scoring System for acute mountain sickness.32 Public domain image. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

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