Question 1

please tell me what happens if you have a blood clot in your leg?

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DVT: A blood clot in the veins of your legs is called deep venous thrombosis (dvt). Depending on the size, this can cause pain, swelling, and redness. The most feared complication of this if if the clot were to travel to your lungs, called a pulmonary embolism.

Question 2

how come blood clots usually happen in the legs?

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Clots: Clots may occur in any vessels that have damage to the wall, slowed or impaired blood flow and other clot promoting features. The legs are just more prone to these factors. The length of the blood path and the degree of redundancy of the return pathways makes for slow flow, and the tendency to varicosity further sets up conditions for clotting. Our sedentary habits further make the legs high risk.

Question 3

what happens if you dont treat a blood clot in your legs?

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Stroke risk: Clots can travel andcause interruption in lungs creates embolism, for certain people stroke or heart ischemia.

Question 4

what causes blood clots in the leg?

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Long list of causes: There are a lot of possible causes and risk factors of blood clots in the legs. Here are some:
- long periods of sitting
- prolonged bed rest
- inherited clotting diseases
- any kind of injury or trauma
- cancer
- smoking
- obesity or overweight
- family history of blood clots
- blood draws or catheters in veins, including pacemakers
- birth control pills
- congestive heart failure
- ibd.

Question 5

what can cause a blood clot in leg?

Accepted Answer

Immobility: Ie with a flight or long car ride, or immobilization . Could also be due to your genetics and a clotting problem.

Question 6

how bad is a blood clot in the leg?

Accepted Answer

It can be bad: But it is treatable. The worst clots are the ones we don't know about. Most important thing is that it gets treated and that you prevent formation of additional clots. The clot itself will eventually dissolve.

Question 7

what causes  a blood clot in the leg?

Accepted Answer

Dvt: If we are talking about a venous clot the its also termed a dvt. These can be dangerous because they can trave to the lung and cause a pulmonary embolis. These are lfethreatening.Causes od DVT are trauma, hypercoagulopathy, cancers, etc. Many pts are bed ridden. They may be smokers or on birth controll.

Question 8

what does blood clot in leg feel like?

Accepted Answer

Pain and swelling: If you have  a large blood clot in your leg, you have an emergency that can kill you. The blood clot can break off and get stuck in your lungs. Call your doctor! he can test you for the clot and put you on blood thinners that will allow the clot to stabilize and dissolve.

Question 9

what are the tests for blood clot in leg?

Accepted Answer

Ultrasound: 1. History and physical exam. If your history and examination are suspicious that it might be a dvt, then you need a 2. D-dimer. A blood test is done. If it is very low, you don't have a dvt. If it is high you might have a DVT and you need an 3. Ultrasound scan. This is the gold standard test. The ultimate way to check for a DVT is ultrasound.

Question 10

how dangerous is a blood clot in the leg?

Accepted Answer

Very: Blood clot in deep veins ( DVT ) is very dangerous, it is a loaded shot gun, any  movement will shoot into lung., causing pulmonary embolism.

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