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Blood clots, blood clots :( by Allen Patient Expert

Posted Thu 22 Jan 2009 5:14pm It took the ER nurses, technicians, and doctor 7 hours to check me out. The conclusion was that I had several blood clots in my legs. The CAT scan didn't show any clots in my lungs, but the ER doctor felt that I probably had some small ones that were causing me get tired after just a few seconds of activity. I left the ER and went to a regular room Read on »

BLOOD-CLOTS and CANCER by Whidbeywoman Posted Wed 11 Mar 2009 12:00am RON HAS A BLOOD CLOT! We didn't know it, but cancer patients are at risk for this problem. Last Thursday Ron started to have pain behind his kneecap. It felt like.... Tests at the hospital confirmed their suspicions: Blood clot. Scary Stuff! Ron was given two shots at the ER last night, and another at the doctor's office this morning. We have Read on »

Lungs Blood Clots May Not Originate From the Legs by Northcoast Footcare Facebook

Posted Fri 23 Oct 2009 10:05pm The most serious complication of a deep blood clot in the leg, is the clot breaking off, traveling to the lungs and causing a pulmonary embolism. A pulmonary embolism blocks the main artery of the lung and causes shortness of breath, chest pain, rapid breathing and in severe cases sudden death. A new study challenges [...] Read on »

Lungs Blood Clots May Not Originate From the Legs by Northcoast Footcare Facebook

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:06pm The most serious complication of a deep blood clot in the leg, is the clot breaking off, traveling to the lungs and causing a pulmonary embolism. A pulmonary embolism... that pulmonary emboli originate from blood clots in the legs. The study, published in the October issue of the Archives of Surgery, found that 85% of patients with pulmonary emboli, had Read on »

ALL prostate cancer patients are at increased risk for blood clots! by Dr. Arnon Krongrad Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 14 Apr 2010 12:00am A new epidemiological study from Sweden has suggested that all prostate cancer patients may be at slightly increased risk for thromboembolism (blood clots... incidence ratios (SIR) for deep-venous thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (blood clots in the lungs), and arterial embolism (blood clots in arteries) for patients in the PCBaSe Read on »

pulmonary emboli (blood clots) by Shawndra T. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:56am Hey everyone- I wanted to send a note of what I know so far from my PET/CT scan. I don't know yet the final result about the cancer. I do know, however, that they found a couple pulmonary emboli (blood clots) in my lungs (hence pulmonary). This can happen with an abdominal surgery, like I had. We don't know how long it has been there, it may have Read on »

The Clot Wars – New Rivals to Warfarin as Blood Clot Preventer by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Tue 07 Sep 2010 2:33pm For investors who have been asking themselves whether medium-size pharmaceutical companies can survive in an industry that has had recent mega-mergers, the answer seems to be yes. At least for Bristol-Myers Squibb. The company’s experimental anticoagulant drug apixaban worked better than aspirin in preventing stroke and systemic blood clots Read on »

Statin Drugs & Blood Clots (Thromboembolism) by Robert W. Posted Sun 03 May 2009 11:26am formation within the large veins of the body (deep venous thrombosis), as well as the presence of blood clots that had migrated to the veins of the lungs (pulmonary embolism... Health Report: Statin Drugs & Blood Clots (Thromboembolism) "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers Read on »

What Causes Blood Clots? by Kodjoworkout Posted Wed 23 May 2012 7:00am Blood is an essential fluid that runs throughout the body and its main function is to carry nutrients and supply them to various organs and cells in the body. Blood runs through blood vessels consisting of veins and arteries. Arteries are the blood vessels that carry pure blood pumped from the heart, and veins carry the impure blood fro ... Read on »

Study IDs Risk Factors for Blood Clots After Hip Surgery by Medline Plus Posted Tue 21 Sep 2010 11:00am also at risk for blood clot complications. In addition, they found that patients previously hospitalized for cancer treatment were not at increased risk, and that patients... TUESDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified risk factors for the development of potentially fatal blood clots following total hip replacement surgery Read on »