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Evaluation On Demand Video ViewAttendees 83

Thrombosis

(D2) Listening to Your Patient: How a Misdiagnosed SVC Clot Became Life Threatening, and Self Advocacy Saved a Life

Saturday, October 14, 2023
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM PT
Location: B114
Earn 1 CE
On-Demand
Disclosure(s):
Kezia Fitzgerald: No relevant disclosure to display
Alex Dabrowiecki, MD, RPVI: No financial relationships to disclose
Hear from a two time cancer survivor and the doctor who saved her life about the early signs and symptoms of an SVC clot that were missed by medical teams. When presenting options for removing the clot, the doctor took a patient centered approach - discussing options and outcomes - recognizing both the clinical and patient's needs as equals. Her doctor shares what was done, what could have gone wrong without immediate intervention, and what earlier interventions could have been and the impact they would have had.

Learning Objectives:

  • List early signs and symptoms a patient with an SVC clot may feel.
  • recognize ways to work collaboratively with patients and take a patient centered approach to the bedside.
  • Describe methods for resolving SVCS when caused by a CVAD