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- Common types: DVT, PE
- Can cause stroke
- Can cause heart attack
- Can cause miscarriage
- Can be life threatening
- Can cause sudden blindness if in the eye
- Cancer patients at higher risk
- Can result from chemotherapy
- Blood thinners decrease risks
- Treatment: exercise, clot dissolving drugs, surgery as a last resort
- Thrombophlebitis: swelling of vein from blood clots
- Hypercoagulation: a genetic tendency to clot too much
- Prevention: Avoid prolonged sitting, raise up and down on calves, raise and lower toes leaving heel on floor, drink plenty of fluids, elevate legs
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Blood clots, or thrombi, are a natural result from the coagulation of the blood turning from liquid to solid during the healing process from a cut, scratch, scrape or even surgery. As the wound heals, a clump is formed to halt bleeding. Without clotting, a person would die from bleeding too much. A scab eventually forms over the injured area.
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Dangers
However, blood clots can become dangerous without an injury if the blood clot breaks away and travels through the body. An embolism occurs when the blood clot travels to a major organ.Most Common
One of the most common types of blood clots is deep vein thrombosis. Deep vein thrombosis mainly forms in the calves and thighs. Some causes of blood clots occur from sitting in one position too long, birth control pills, and childbirth.Medical Conditions
Certain medical conditions increase the risk of blood clots like a heart attack, surgery, chemotherapy, bone fractures and genetic diseases.Statistics
Blood clots kill an estimated 300,000 in the United States each year. Blood clots in the lungs kill an estimated 200,000 people each year.-
Blood Clots Questions
Anyone ever heard of a drink called a Blood Clot? 1 AnswerYep! It's a cocktail, here's the recipe: http://supercocktails.com/7206/Blood-Clot There's also one called a Brain Hemorrhage, it looks disgusting :s http://www... read more
What are the odds of two simultaenous blood clots in each thigh? 1 AnswerThere are two ways that two "simultaneous" blood clots can occur: 1. Deep vein thrombosis (see link) can be caused by things such as prolonged sitting, which c... read more
Does anyone know what prevents blood from clotting? 4 AnswersThouse agents prevents blood from clotting named "Anti-coagulant". There are diffirent kinds of anti-coagulant. Such as : Heparin, Citrate, EDTA, Calcium Oxalat... read more
My blood type is AB Positive, what does that mean in transfusion terms? How rare, if any, is my blood type? 2 AnswersBlood types are defined by the presence or absence of specific antigens and antibodies on the surfaces of blood cells and in the plasma. Transfusing the wrong ... read more
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Blood Clots Discussion and Blogs
- The Blog That Ate Manhattan: Thoughts on the Contraceptive Patch and Blood Clot Risks (February 6, 2008)
- Health Blog (WSJ): Blood Clot Prevention Lacking for Many Hospital Patients (February 1, 2008)
- The Cancer Blog: FDA Approves Medicine for Blood Clots (July 9, 2007)
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Birth control: would you rather have a kid, or the possibility of blood clots stroke and heart attack?
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Prayers are appreciated for my wife who is has extreme pain in her legs, @ md anderson getting checked out to make sure no blood clots.
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