Blood Clots Symptoms
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BLOOD CLOTS
DESCRIPTION
Blood clotting or coagulation, is an important process that prevent excessive bleeding when a blood vessel is injured. Platelets and proteins in your plasma work together to stop the bleeding by forming a clot over the injury. Typically, your body will naturally dissolve the blood clot after the injury has healed. Sometimes, however clots form on the inside of vessels without an obvious injury or do not dissolve naturally. These situations can be dangerous and require accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment
Risk factors –
Smoking
Overweight or obesity
Prolonged bed rest due to surgery
Pregnancy
Long periods of sitting
Use of birth control pills or hormone therapy
Diagnosis and test –
Coagulation factor test
MPV blood test
D-dimer test
Partial thromboplastin time
Protein C and protein S test
Prothrombin time test and INR
Treatment –
Blood thinners
Catheter directed thrombolysis
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