What is virchow's triad?

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Lanilyn L.
Feb 28, 2018

Venous stasis, hypercoagulable state, endothelial damage

Explanation:

Virchow’s triad states that venous thrombus is caused by the following
A. Venous stasis - nonmovement of blood, maybe due to immobilization, obesity
B. Hypercoagulable state- increased activation of coagulation factors along with decreased coagluation inhibitors, maybe due to neoplasm, infection, pregnancy, diabetes
C. Endothelial Damage- intimal injury can lead to production of thrombus, maybe due to catheterization, surgery, hypertension, trauma

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