Do patients with venous thrombosis require testing for inherited thrombophilia?  Read the expert consensus in this review article.

Here are some questions you should answer from this article:

• Why checking for inherited thrombophilia not clinically useful?
• What factors should determine long-term (indefinite) anticoagulation therapy?
• What factors should raise your suspicion of inherited thrombophilia?

Consider this mnemonic: FURY

• F: family history
• U: unusual location
• R: recurrent
• Y: young