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Dissolving blood clots in legs
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ronald Obermananswered
Podiatry 33 years experience
With proper treatmen: Get medical attention immediately. Usually involved elevation, rest anfd blood thinning medication, followed by regular monitoring and exercise.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Danny Proffittanswered
Family Medicine 45 years experience
See below: Usually blood clots in the lower extremities will cause swelling and pain. There may be redness. If the toes and forefoot are pulled up towards the ... Read More
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Dr. Khashayar Salartashanswered
Vascular Surgery 31 years experience
Swelling: The most common is swelling but pain and discomfort can also be a sign of dvt. The most important thing to remember is that if you have any concerns a... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
More useful to : Exclude clots. A blood test may be done as a screening test to check for clots, not specifically in the legs. These tests, if negative are useful in e... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alexander Barkananswered
General Surgery 26 years experience
Dvt!: Blood clots in legs can be due to obesity, trauma, sitting for a long time such as in a plane, etc the pathophysiology is due to damage to inner linin... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Liawaty Hoanswered
Hematology and Oncology 25 years experience
No- not the jeans: No- but it is probably uncomfortable to wear. The answer is no- unless, when you are wearing the jeans- you become very sedentary-then it will increas... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Norman Chideckelanswered
Vascular Surgery 44 years experience
Few options: Swelling of legs pain in legs
difficulty breathing.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Rimmeranswered
General Surgery 41 years experience
Swelling and pain: Compression garments can help to relieve symptoms of heaviness or swelling or edema. They can help in cases of varicose veins or if you are standing f... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Greenberganswered
- Select Specialities - 47 years experience
Many possibilities: See your md and consider abnormal protein in the blood or other problems.
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 63-year-old male asked:
Dr. Rola Rimawianswered
Internal Medicine 22 years experience
Screening ultrasound: There is really no benefit to screening for blood clots in older adults. If there are signs of blood clots and risk factors for developing clots ( imm... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Payam Mehranpouranswered
Internal Medicine - Cardiology 25 years experience
Possibilities: There are many possible diagnoses/causes for clotting abnormally. You need a full work up.
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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