A 59-year-old woman with a personal history of breast cancer operated on 8 months ago and osteoporosis, suffers a fall and has a fracture of the neck of the right femur. She undergoes surgery and remains in the hospital resting in a cast for 10 days. A week after her discharge, she suddenly feels short of breath, which leads her to consult her family doctor who notices that her right calf has edema and pain on palpation. Which clinical elements would NOT be important in determining that she is at high clinical risk for pulmonary thromboembolism?
The other antecedents and findings are very directly related to the increased risk of thrombotic phenomena. Osteoporosis is not a risk factor for thrombosis.
History of breast cancer.
History of osteoporosis.
History of having been at rest for more than 3 days.
Presence of unilateral edema of the right calf.
The other antecedents and findings are very directly related to the increased risk of thrombotic phenomena.
Osteoporosis is not a risk factor for thrombosis.
The other antecedents and findings are very directly related to the increased risk of thrombotic phenomena.
The other antecedents and findings are very directly related to the increased risk of thrombotic phenomena.