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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Relatively uncommon ~ 1 in 1000 adults per year.<ref name=pmid20852464>{{Cite journal | last1 = Meetoo | first1 = D. | title = In too deep: understanding, detecting and managing DVT. | journal = Br J Nurs | volume = 19 | issue = 16 | pages = 1021-7 | month = | year = | doi = | PMID = 20852464 }}</ref> | |||
*Diagnosis in life dependent on strong clinical suspicion and radiology. | |||
===Clinical=== | ===Clinical=== | ||
*Shortness of breath (dyspnea) - classic symptom. | *Shortness of breath (dyspnea) - classic symptom. | ||