Can Deep Vein Thrombosis be detected?

I'm sure many are feeling like I am after reading about the recent deaths due to blood clots. My heart goes out to their families. This was already a concern, because it's probably the number 1 cause of death. I wasn't freaking out about it that much until I realized that this runs in my family. My grandfather had thrombosis and I had a cousin die from an embolism after a surgery. My sister had a blood clot that could have been fatal after a surgery she had, but she was lucky. I didn't know this was hereditary. Now I'm a little more freaked out. My question is this, can the Dr. perform some sort of test to be able to tell if I am at high risk for clotting. Of course, I will ask that question when I get to my consult, but I wondered if anyone had any input?

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