Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the combined disease of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) — a single pathophysiological continuum in which a thrombus, most often originating in the deep veins of the lower limb, propagates or embolises through the right heart into the pulmonary arterial tree. Full topic, figures, and citations: https://medvellum.com/topics/venous-thromboembolism Chapters 00:00 The one-line answer 01:34 Meet the patient 02:25 Red flags 03:42 DVT and PE are one disease on one continuum 04:26 Virchow's triad — the three axes every risk factor sits on 07:28 T…
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