🦵 Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Follow @nursewellversed for visual nursing education 🧠 A deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a blood clot that forms in a deep vein in the body. 🩸 How it Forms: 1️⃣ Underlying Cause From Virchow’s Triad (hypercoagulability, venous stasis, vessel damage) 2️⃣ Platelets Collect at Valve Clotting factors activate, producing fibrin → forms a mesh around WBC, RBC, PLT → clot forms and grows 3️⃣ Clot Can Break Off ➡️ Forms an embolus, which may travel to the lungs and cause