Question 1

do teenagers get blood clots in their legs?

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Possible...but rare: Anyone can potentially get blood clots, but it is rare in younger people.  Many things can predispose a person to clots - inactivity, obesity, hormone replacement or birth control, and many clotting disorders.  Many of these are avoidable or at least modifiable.  If a teenager were to get a blood clot, they should probably be tested for a clotting disorder.

Question 2

blood clots in legst

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DVT: 20yo is kinda young to have blood clots in legs but it's not that rare either, especially in those w/genetic risks eg thrombophilia, taking estrogen-based birth control, have had recent major surgery or traveled extensively w/o much movement eg transoceanic flight. Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) can loosen &amp; move to lungs where they're deadly eg pulmonary embolism. Go to ER immediately for treatment

Question 3

blood clots in shoulders?

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TOS: Rarely seen by md's. Work group prone are major league pitchers, who develop thoracic outlet syndrome in pitching arm. I have examine two major league pitchers (both without blood clots) & distinct finding was superior trapezium (st) asymmetry. These muscles suspend shoulders. St of pitching arm becomes weak, causing clavicle to approximate first rib & clip subclavian artery and vein.

Question 4

how to remove blood clots?

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See below: Your body gets eid of them naturally.

Question 5

what does blood clots mean?

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Depends: Blood clots can form in a number of different scenarios- when blood vessels break from direct trauma clotted blood is what you see as a.

Question 6

how can blood clots dissolve?

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Blood clot removal: Blood clots in general are removed naturally from the body. The body has a system of clotting as well as a system to prevent too much clotting. Whenever a clot is formed in the body over time the body will naturally reabsorb it. Sometimes doctors give medication to prevent the blood from being able to clot easily.

Question 7

how do blood clots usually form?

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Blood clot causes: We doctors are taught to remember virchow's triad: blood vessel injury, stasis, and hypercoagulability. The first refers to things like surgery and catheters, the second to slow blood flow due to immobility or compression on a blood vessel, and last to things that make the clotting system more active like birth control pills and hereditary disorders that make the blood more likely to clot.

Question 8

what causes abnormal blood clots?

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Multiple conditions: Genetic deficiencies, inmobilization, hormones, bedridden condition for what ever cause mostly in sick hospitalized patients as well as any surgery & others.

Question 9

are blood clots normal on a pill?

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No: I assume that you mean to ask if it is normal to develop blood clots when taking oral contraceptive pills (ocp).

The risk of developing blood clots (deep vein thrombosis, coronary artery thrombosis) is slightly increased in persosn taking ocp, however, this is not normal. The risks are particularly increased in patients with acquired or genetic clotting tendencies.

Question 10

what can be done for blood clots?

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Prescription medicin: Blood clots are dangerous and a physician should be seen immediately.  If the clot is in the leg a doppler test can confirm it and a physician will prescribe meds to thin the blood and help prevent it from going to the lungs.  Initially you should not be active because you do not want to dislodge it and cause it to travel in your bloodstream.  Blood thinners will  be taken for at least 3 months.

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