SodaRayne t1_j7wpb7g wrote on February 9, 2023 at 10:58 PM

Reply to comment by sciolycaptain in According to a study on 12,211 patients, aspirin is just as effective at preventing blood clots as low molecular weight heparin, but it costs less and is easier to administer by giuliomagnifico

> DVT and PE.

Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Edema?

edit: That's what I get for reading the comments before the article. Deep venous thromboembolism (DVT) is listed in the first sentence.

ThreeBlindRice t1_j7wtpzq wrote on February 9, 2023 at 11:29 PM

Pulmonary embolism*.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the better umbrella term.

SodaRayne t1_j7wwbwp wrote on February 9, 2023 at 11:47 PM

Thank you. Yeah, not sure why my brain jumped to edema, given the topic. Crossed wires I guess, but then that's also why I like to confirm initialisms.