I had all shapes and sizes of blood clots after the birth of my babies. To ease your mind, though, you should call your ob-gyn ask him about it. Meanwhile, I posted a link to an article about postpartum bleeding (see below Related Links).
Menstrual blood has fewer platelets than normal blood because if it was to clot it would be detrimental to the process. If menstrual blood were to clot like normal blood it would inhibit the blood leaving the uterus.
Menstrual blood has fewer platelets than normal blood because if it was to clot it would be detrimental to the process. If menstrual blood were to clot like normal blood it would inhibit the blood leaving the uterus.
A blood clot can be a circulatory disorder, if it forms in an inappropriate place. For example, a blood clot in the large veins of the legs is a circulatory disorder. In the case of a blood clot that functions to stop a broken blood vessel, the clot is part of the normal human physiology.
A blood clot is called a Thrombosis a blockage of a blood vessel by a blood clot. It is most likely to happen where normal blood flow is disrupted by for example plaques of fatty atheromatous tissue in the walls of an artery or inflammation of the blood vessel. The clot eventually narrows or blocks the passage of blood causing the tissues beyond to be starved of oxygen and nutrients.
Clot retraction time is significant to note whether the blood clots within the normal limits or not. It is helpful in diagnosis of various blood diseases.
Clot retraction time is significant to note whether the blood clots within the normal limits or not. It is helpful in diagnosis of various blood diseases.
In medical terms INR stands for International Normalized Ratio. It measures how long it take for the blood to clot. If the INR is 2 that means it takes the blood twice as long as normal to clot.
An embolus is a wandering blood clot.
its blood that's got alot of clot
Although you are not yet quite out of the woods with regard to dry socket, the white coating is normal. It is simply the blood clot, which takes on that appearance after the saliva has leached out the red blood cells. The smell is the natural consequence of organic clot material fermenting in a warm, moist environment, which favors putrefaction. This is likewise normal, and will fade as healing proceeds.
A blood clot in your cheek is life threatening and you would have to have surgery for the clot to be removed.
Thrombus in medical terms means blood clot.