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What is the purpose of impedance phlebography?
Impedance phlebography may be done in order to: detect blood clots lodged in the deep veins of the leg, screen patients who are likely to have blood clots in the leg, detect the source of blood clots in the lungs.
What conditions are caused by blood clots?
A blood clot that blocks an artery to the brain can cause a stroke. If the clot blocks blood flow to the lungs pulmonary embolism can occur. A blood clot that blocks a coronary artery can cause a heart attack.
What effect does coagulation has on health?
Coagulation is the process of blood forming clots. Blood that is essentially too "thick" may form clots within the body leading to a stroke, heart attack, or blood clots in places like the lungs or legs. If a patient is put on an anti-coagulant or "blood-thinner" it reduces the time in which the blood coagulates thus helping to prevent these clots.
What color is blood outside your body?
Fresh blood is brilliant red, but as it clots it will turn brown.
Can a person live with lungs blood clots?
Yes. With Alot Of Drugs And Hospital Attention You Should Be Fine.
What is the medical term meaning several clots?
Thombosis is the term for a single (one) blood clot. Thrombi is the term for several (or many) clots. It doesn't matter if there are only 2 clots or hundreds of small clots, the plural remains "thrombi". Thrombophelebitis is the inflammation in the legs caused from blood clots. Embolus is a single clot that breaks off and travels through the bloodstream to the heart, lungs, or brain. (Note: An embolus can also be caused by air, such as during an IV.) Emboli is the plural. With thombi and emboli, it is often impossible and technically it is meaningless, just how many "thombus" that form; treatment remains the same for 1 or hundreds.
Where would blood clots likely become stuck within the cardiovascular systems?
Blood clots can become stuck in any small blood vessels, however the most serious places for clots to lodge are the brain (causing ischaemic stroke), the coronary arteries of the heart (causing a heart attack) or the lungs (pulmonary embolism).
What life threatening complications can develop from thrombophlebitis?
The big threat are blood clots which might move to critical locations such as the brain or lungs.
What is a pulmonary embolism?
A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot in the lung. Clots that form elsewhere in the body can become lodged in the blood vessels leading from the right ventricle to the lungs.
Who won the Tony Conigliaro Award in 2005?
2005 * Aaron Cook ** Came back after surgery in 2004 to remove blood clots from both lungs
What is the plural of thrombocyte?
The plural form of thrombus is thrombi.The plural is "thrombi" (from Latin), meaning blood clots within a blood vessel, or in the heart. If a blood clot reaches the lungs, it can cause pulmonary thrombosis.
Where are some of the worst places to get a blood clot?
Blood clots are always a serious cause for concern as they can severely restrict blood flow. Some of the worst places to experience one are the brain, which can cause a stroke, and the heart and lungs.
