The big VTE quiz

10 questions to test your knowledge of VTE and get your score at the end.

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* 1. Which of these are not classified as a VTE?

Haemorrhagic stroke.

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Pulmonary Emboli

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

Transient ischaemic attack

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* 2. What has happened to the rate of VTE in the last 25 years?

Stayed the same

Gone down

Gone up

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* 3. Which of these is the strongest risk factor for VTE?

Arthroscopic knee surgery

Bed rest >3 days

Central venous lines

Hospitalisation with HF in previous 3 months

Varicose veins

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* 4. What percentage of medical patients account for the total number of hospital-acquired VTE?

55%

75%

88%

89%

68%

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* 5. What percentage of VTEs happen in the hospital or within 90 days of discharge?

80%

70%

50%

60%

90%

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* 6. What rate of untreated DVTs will result in PE?

1 in 10

1 in 9

1 in 5

1 in 6

1 in 2

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* 7. What percentage of people who have had a VTE will have another within ten years?

21%

26%

36%

33%

12%

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* 8. What percentage of people will die within one month of diagnosis of VTE?

30-45%

5-10%

2-5%

10-30%

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* 9. What happens to the risk of VTE as people get older?

Stays the same

Goes up

Goes down

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* 10. VTE are a leading cause of death in hospitals.

False

True