Question 1

blood clot in the lungs?

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&?: Likely came from somewhere else in the body, usually the legs. Many risk factors are identified, including long travel, surgery, and genetic predisposition. Treatment is blood thinners. They can be deadly.

Question 2

how bad is it to have small blood clots in your lung?

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Very: If the underlying problem is not found, there will usually be some big ones soon enough and the outcome is likely to be sudden death.

Question 3

my pa pressure is 65, how bad is that? i also have a enlarged heart, chest pressure, lung scarring from a blood clot in each lung. will i die soon?

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Depend on severity : You have severe pulmonary hypertension. Many causes,  but by your history probably due to pulmonary embolism. Can be idiopathic, due to left heart disease, lung disease, thromboembolic disease and multifactorial. Treatment include oxygen, anticiagulation, diuretics, ca blockers, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, inhaled nitric oxide, prostacyclin. Talk to your doctor, if severe, surgery is an option.

Question 4

hi after my moms prolapse bladder surgery about six weeks ago, they put her on eloquis due to four tiny blood clots off to the right of the lungs. shes 85. she has bad shoulder pains from time to time. is that a side effect of eloquis?

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: No.

Question 5

is random chest pain that comes and goes infrequently and random shortness of breath that isn't bad likely to be a blood clot or anxiety?

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Chest pain: At your age serious pathology is unlikely though not Impossible ;anxiety is a diagnosis of exclusion so get checked out for complete reassurance

Question 6

11 teeth taken out in or.i have severe pain from top of right ribcage to the bottom of it and the pain wraps around to my back coughing up blood clots with little greenmucus.it hurts so bad to breathe and it feels like someone is sitting on my chest?

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Tooth Extractions: Your symptoms are unrelated to your extractions. Please be seen for a post op follow up, the sooner the better.

Question 7

how dangerous is a  blood clot in the lungs?

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Pulmonary embolism: Blood clot in the lungs are known as pulmonary embolism.  They can be very dangerous and even cause death depending on the size and location of the blood clot.

Question 8

how painful is a new blood clot in the lungs?

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Depends: A small clot may go un-noticed.  A large one may cause severe acute pain and hemorrhage. It varies.  Many are painful and very symptomatic.

Question 9

describe the features of a blood clot in the lungs.?

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Pulmonary embolism: Pe, the medical term for a blood clot in the lungs, can present mildly like a cough and feeling winded with exertion or it can present dramatically with collapse and death. Almost everyone has some breathlessness. Occasionally one coughs blood or feels pain with deep breath or cough. Risk factors are usually present but there's no room to list them all here. If suspected, a ct scan is indicated.

Question 10

how dangerous is it to develop a blood clot in the lungs?

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Lifethreatening!: This can cause death if they set verylarge.

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