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Question 4#

Virchow triad is characterized by:

A. Stasis
B. Endothelial damage
C. Hypercoagulability
D. All of the above

Correct Answer is D

Comment:

Three conditions, first described by Rudolf Virchow in 1862, contribute to VTE formation: stasis ofblood flow, endothelial damage, and hypercoagulability. Of these risk factors, relative hypercoagulability appears most important in most cases of spontaneous VTE, or so-called idiopathic VTE, whereas stasis and endothelial damage likely play a greater role in secondary VTE, or so-called provoked VTE, occurring in association with transient risk factors such as immobilization, surgical procedures, and trauma.