Title: POCUS DVT: Don't Miss a Nonocclusive DVT<br/>
Author: Alexis Salerno<br/>
<a href='mailto:alexis.salerno@som.umaryland.edu'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/>
Link: <a href='https://umem.org/educational_pearls/4566/'>https://umem.org/educational_pearls/4566/</a><hr/><p>POCUS for DVT is a tricky examination. </p>
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<li>Compression should be performed in transverse orientation.</li>
<li>A negative exam means that the vein should completely collapse with the same pressure to compress the neighboring artery. </li>
<li>Thrombus may not always be visualized.</li>
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<p>Exam of positive study on transverse:</p>
<p><img src="https://umem.org/files/uploads/content/pearls/dvt2-66a7f0d8b7901.gif" alt="" /></p>
<p>Longitudinal Image showing clot: </p>
<p><img src="https://umem.org/files/uploads/content/pearls/trans_dvt-66a7f07b351fd.jpg" alt="" /></p>