Question 1

what happens when you have blood clot in your lungs?

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Pulmonary embolus: Can be life threatening, need blood thinning medication and urgent doctor and/ or emergency room evaluation, if you are not in a hospital already!

Question 2

doctors said she had a blood clot in her lungs. what's gonna happen?

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Blood thinners: Clot determined by ct scan or v/q scan. Blood thinners are drugs of choice. Sometime a "ivc filter" may be placed.
Depends why she has clot. Need to scan legs with an ultra sound to determine cause. Also need to review medications if they caused clot.
Other causes may be inactivity and genetic factors. Need to review these questions with primary md. Depends if 1st clot or not.

Question 3

what causes  blood clots in my lungs ?

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Usually come from: Elsewhere like your legs 
dvt - look it up.

Question 4

what does blood clots on the lungs mean?

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Pulmonary embolism: When doctors say blood clots in the lungs, they are usually talking about pulmonary embolism, which is blockages in one or more arteries in the lungs, caused by blood clots from another part of your body, most commonly, your legs. Pulmonary embolism is a potentially life-threatening complication of DVT (deep vein thrombosis), which is clotting in the deep veins.

Question 5

how dangerous are blood clots in the lungs?

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Very dangerous: However, if it is small and goes to a small part of he lung, it can be minimal.  Many have had a pe and never known it.  Hhowever, a clot going to the central vessels of the lung can kill a person instantly.

Question 6

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 7

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 8

what are some signs of a blood clot in your lungs?

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Many....: shortness of breath, rapid heart rate, rapid breathing, chest pain with breathing, possibly cough and low grade fever, wheezing, and even cough with blood in sputum. The question here is do you have risk factors for this (long travel, blood clot history, autoimmune conditions, etc.)? If you suspect a blood clot in your lungs, you should be in the ER getting tested and treated.

Question 9

what should be done about blood clots in the lungs?

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Clots in lung: Coumadin (warfarin) for 9-12 months and proper workup.

Question 10

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.

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