A Rare Case of Upper Extremity Swelling and Pain

Abstract

•Paget-Schroetter syndrome (PSS) is an effort-induced primary venous thrombosis of the upper extremity •PSS typically occurs in young and otherwise healthy patients and complicated by thoracic outlet syndrome •Nurse practitioners can improve patient outcomes by prompt diagnosis and treatment Christina Cantey, MSN, FNP-C, is a nurse practitioner with the McMillion Medical Group, Huntsville, AL. She can be reached at [email protected] .