Signs and Symptoms

DVT
Symptoms can vary with location and size of blood clot, but generally are:
- pain in the affected calf
- difficulty walking due to pain, or pain worsen when walking
Signs
• tenderness
• oedema
• sensation of warmth
• skins appear blue or red
• Engorged superficial veins
• Homan’s sign

PE
Again, symptoms depend on location and size of blood clot:
- shortness of breath
- palpitations
- chest pain, which may radiate to shoulder, arm, jaw or neck
- dizziness
- haemoptysis

Signs
• cyanosis
• tachypnoea
• tachycardia
• hypotension
• raised JVP
• pleural effusion
• pyrexia