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What is blood clot?
Blood flows throughout the body in arteries and veins supplying cells with nutrients, which allows them to function and remove waste products from metabolism. When blood vessels are damaged or begin to leak, blood is able to clot to repair the damage and restore integrity to the circulatory system.
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Thrombosis
Phlebitis: the inflammation of a vein. Cause unknown. May occur in acute or chronic infections or following operations or childbirth. Embolism: the obstruction of a blood vessel by foreign substances or a blood clot. Diagnosis depends upon predisposing factors. Embolism usually due to blood clots. Thrombosis: the formation, development, or existence of a blood clot or thrombus within the vascular system. This is a life-saving process when it occurs during hemorrhage. It is a life-threatening event when it occurs at any other time because the clot can occlude a vessel and stop the blood supply to an organ or a part. The thrombus, if detached, becomes an embolus and occludes a vessel at a distance from the original site, for example a clot in the leg may break off and cause a pulmonary (lung) embolus. Consult the doctor immediately. Read more on
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Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopenia is the medical term for a low blood platelet count. Platelets (thrombocytes) are colorless blood cells that play an important role in blood clotting. They stop blood loss by clumping together and forming plugs in blood vessel holes. Read more on
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Blood Clots, Causes, Symptoms, Types, and Treatment on MedicineNet.com
Mar 16, 2011 ... Blood clots form when there is damage to the lining of a blood vessel, either an artery or a vein. The damage may be obvious, such as a ... Read more on
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Deep Vein Thrombosis (Blood Clot in the Leg, DVT)
Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) refers to a blood clot embedded in one of the major deep veins of the lower legs, thighs, or pelvis. Read more on
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Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots
This guide describes ways to prevent and treat blood clots, symptoms, and medication side effects as well as when to go to the emergency room. Read more on
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Blood clotting symptoms
Signs and symptoms of excessive blood clotting depend on where the clots form. Read more on
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Red blood cell morphology
To determine if red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are normal in appearance and number, to distinguish between different types of white blood cells and to determine their relative percentages in the blood, to help diagnose a range of deficiencies, diseases, and disorders involving blood cell production, function, and destruction, to monitor cell production and cell maturity in diseases such as leukemia, during chemo/radiation therapy, or in the evaluation for hemoglobin variants Read more on
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Treatment of Blood Clots -- Goldhaber and Grasso-Correnti 106 (20 ...
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How the blood clots
Dec 3, 2003 ... How the blood clots, and how to prevent abnormal clotting. Read more on
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Blood clot definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular ...
Mar 14, 2011 ... Blood clot: Blood that has been converted from a liquid to a solid state. ... The process by which a blood clot forms is termed coagulation. ... Read more on
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Blood Coagulation Disorders
Normally, if you get hurt, your body forms a blood clot to stop the bleeding. For blood to clot, your body needs cells called platelets and proteins known as clotting factors. If you have a bleeding disorder, you either do not have enough platelets or clotting factors or they don't work the way they should. Bleeding disorders can be the result of other diseases, such as severe liver disease. They can also be inherited. Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder. Bleeding disorders can also be a side effect of medicines.
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Blood clots
Blood clots are the clumps that occur when the blood hardens from a liquid to a solid (coagulates). A blood clot that forms inside a blood vessel or within the heart and remains there is called a thrombus. A thrombus that travels from the blood vessel or heart to another location in the body is called an embolus. The disorder is called an embolism. For example, an embolus that occurs in the lungs is called a pulmonary embolism. Sometimes other materials can act like an embolus and block blood flow, including: Air Amniotic fluid A piece of atherosclerotic plaque Fat clumps Small pieces of tumor See also: Angina Arterial embolism Atheroembolic renal disease Deep venous thrombosis Heart attack Pulmonary embolism Renal vein thrombosis Stroke Thrombophlebitis
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Blood clot
An embolism occurs when a foreign body, such as a blood clot or an air bubble, travels through the bloodstream before becoming lodged in a blood vessel and blocking the flow of blood.
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Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopenia is any disorder in which there are not enough platelets. Platelets are cells in the blood that help blood to clot. This condition is sometimes associated with abnormal bleeding.
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Thrombosis
Thrombosis is the clotting of blood within a blood vessel. It occurs when a blood clot blocks a vein or an artery, obstructing or stopping the flow of blood.
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Bleeding Disorders
Bleeding disorders are a group of conditions in which there is a problem with the body's blood clotting process. These disorders can lead to heavy and prolonged bleeding after an injury. Bleeding can also begin on its own. See also: Acquired platelet function defects Congenital platelet function defects Congenital antithrombin III deficiency Congenital protein C or S deficiency Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia Factor II deficiency Factor V deficiency Factor VII deficiency Factor X deficiency Factor XII deficiency Hemophilia A Hemophilia B Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) Von Willebrand's disease (type I and type II)
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Blood Clot in the Legs
Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) refers to a blood clot embedded in one of the major deep veins of the lower legs, thighs, or pelvis. A clot blocks blood circulation through these veins, which carry blood from the lower body back to the heart. The blockage can cause pain, swelling, or warmth in the affected leg.
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Blood Clots: Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary embolism is a sudden blockage of one of the blood vessels in the lungs. It is usually caused by a blood clot from the leg that travels through the body and the heart before reaching the lungs. Large clots can seriously affect the lung's ability to transfer oxygen to the blood, resulting in shortness of breath, chest pain, and a rapid heart rate. These symptoms indicate an emergency situation, and cause sudden death in about one-third of the cases.
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Blood Clots in the Lung
A pulmonary embolism is a sudden blockage in a lung artery. The cause is usually a blood clot in the leg called a deep vein thrombosis that breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream to the lung. Pulmonary embolism is a serious condition that can cause If a clot is large, or if there are many clots, pulmonary embolism can cause death.
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Blood Clots: Deep Vein Thrombosis
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot in a deep vein of the body, usually in the thigh or leg. The deep veins are the main blood vessels returning blood from the tissues of the body back to the heart (such as the femoral vein)..
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Thrombus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A thrombus (Greek θρόμβος), or blood clot, is the final product of the blood coagulation step in hemostasis. It is achieved via the aggregation of platelets ...
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