An inherited or acquired disorder of the coagulation system predisposing an individual to thromboembolism (the formation of a venous, or less commonly, an arterial blood clot)
Venous ...
Thrombosis at an unusual anatomic site (e.g., cerebral, mesenteric, portal, hepatic) or recurrent thromboses
Family history sugges...
Assess VTE risk:
Low-risk inherited thrombophilias: heterozygous FVL, heterozygous prothrombin 20210 mutation
High-risk inherited thrombophilias: protein C ceficiency, protein S defi...
Vitamin K–stable diet if patient is taking warfarin
Rivaroxaban ...
D68.59 Other primary thrombophilia
D68.51 Activated protein C resistance
D68.2 Hereditary deficiency of other clotting factors
D68.8 Other specified coagulation defects
D53.0 Protein deficiency...
FVL (resistance to aPC) is the most common inherited thrombophilia, with a prevalence of 3–8% in the U.S. Caucasian population.
Test patients for thrombophilias only if it will affect m...
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