Vascular - Popliteal DVT
Caption
This is of a 52 year old male who presented to the emergency department complaining of leg pain and erythema while at work. He was evaluated prior to his arrival to the emergency department and was noted to have an elevated d-dimer level. Point of care ultrasound was performed starting from the great saphenous vein and common femoral vein, descending along his femoral vein. Initial compression did not reveal any thrombus until arriving at his popliteal vein which revealed a non-compressible vein due to a large thrombus. Dr. Christopher Paulo, DO, PGY-1 Riverside Regional Medical Center Emergency Medicine Program (Newport News, VA)