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    This document outlines the pathophysiology of thrombophlebitis, beginning with narrowing of the vein or a venous wall abnormality which causes venous obstruction and stasis. This leads to decreased blood flow, inflammation, and abnormal clotting, resulting in a thrombus forming in the deep or superficial veins of the lower extremities. Pieces of the thrombus can then migrate and lodge in the pulmonary vasculature, causing a pulmonary embolism and potentially respiratory insufficiency, ventilation/perfusion mismatching, and even death.

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    This document outlines the pathophysiology of thrombophlebitis, beginning with narrowing of the vein or a venous wall abnormality which causes venous obstruction and stasis. This leads to decreased blood flow, inflammation, and abnormal clotting, resulting in a thrombus forming in the deep or superficial veins of the lower extremities. Pieces of the thrombus can then migrate and lodge in the pulmonary vasculature, causing a pulmonary embolism and potentially respiratory insufficiency, ventilation/perfusion mismatching, and even death.

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    Thrombophlebitis Pathophysiology

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    Kartika Yulianti
    This document outlines the pathophysiology of thrombophlebitis, beginning with narrowing of the vein or a venous wall abnormality which causes venous obstruction and stasis. This leads to decreased blood flow, inflammation, and abnormal clotting, resulting in a thrombus forming in the deep or superficial veins of the lower extremities. Pieces of the thrombus can then migrate and lodge in the pulmonary vasculature, causing a pulmonary embolism and potentially respiratory insufficiency, ventilation/perfusion mismatching, and even death.

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    Pathophysiology

    Thrombophlebitis
    Narrowing of Vein

    Platelet aggregation

    Venous obstruction

    Decrease Blood
    Flow

    Venous
    Stasis

    Venous wall abnormality

    Inflammation

    Edema

    Abnormal
    clotting

    Movement of the thrombus


    within circulation

    Lodging of thrombus in deep


    veins or superficial veins of
    lower extremities

    Migration and lodging in


    pulmonary vasculature
    Pulmonary embolism

    Respiratory insufficiency
    Ventilation /perfusion
    mismatching

    Death

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