More blood clot questions...Can someone please define a blood clot for me in simple terms?
Can someone please define what a blood clot is in simple terms? i need to understand exactly what it is, how it works, ect. THANKS!
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Okay, I have a friend that had a friend. He has a kidney disease that makes cysts grow on his kidneys. A cysts broke.
I'm a journalist and am writing an article about his experience. So I want to get this right.
Okay, his cyst broke and was bleeding right? His kidneys are huge and his bent over in pain and his kidneys are pinching an artery (his wife told me this) so blood couldn't get through.
While this is going on, the blood thihngys are going over to the broken cyst and trying to mend it, creating clots. When he stands up, the clots run to his artery (that was previously closed up) causing a pulmonary embolism.
Does this make any sense? Tell me if it doesn't...I want to get it right!
Just so you guys know, he's all right now...
Posted by Cody J
Blood clotting is a natural process in which blood cells and fibrin strands rapidly form a clump to stop bleeding after a blood vessel has been injured. Eventually the clot will form a protective scab over a wounded blood vessel, allowing it to heal. If the body did not have the ability to form blood clots, people would bleed to death after even a minor cut.
Sometimes, however, blood clots form even when a person has not been injured. Although most blood clots tend to dissolve on their own with no long-term problems, there are situations in which blood clots can cause medical problems. Blood clots become dangerous when they block blood flow through an artery or vein.
When a blood clot blocks blood flow to an artery in the heart or brain, a heart attack or stroke may result. Blood clots can also block veins and arteries throughout the body, causing diseases that range from varicose veins to a life-threatening pulmonary embolism.
Physicians treat blood clots with a variety of methods. Medications such as anticoagulants (which help prevent blood clots) and clot busters (which help to dissolve blood clots) are prescribed to prevent and treat blood clots. In more serious situations, physicians might opt for a catheter-based procedure, which uses a long, thin tube called a catheter, or even surgery to remove the clot (thrombectomy). In addition, devices may be implanted into certain blood vessels to catch blood clots before they can cause serious damage.
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