A 40-year-old member asked:
what can cause blood clots in the lungs or legs?
1 doctor answer
Dr. Jeffrey Kass answered
28 years experience Podiatry
Smoking: Smoking is one cause, varicose veins, swelling in the lower legs, trauma, being stagnant i.E sitting on a plane for a long trip., and oral contraceptives are the most common causes for the clot to go to the leg. Once in the leg, they can dislodge and go to the lung then the clot would be called a pulmonary embolism. (pulmonary = lung, embolism = moving clot.).
Answered on Sep 26, 2020
1
1 thank
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
Related questions:
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Galli answered
27 years experience Pulmonary Critical Care
Blood thinners.: Cause can be from medications(birthcontrol), inactivity or genetic predispositions. Many causes and need to review with her doctor.Treatment depends o ... Read More
A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Payam Mehranpour answered
23 years experience Cardiology
Possibilities: There are many possible diagnoses/causes for clotting abnormally. You need a full work up.
Hope this link helps:
http://my.Clevelandclinic.Org/he ... Read More
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Korona answered
33 years experience Interventional Radiology
Need to be followed.: May need leg vein Doppler ultrasound. Follow up with your primary care physician. Search vascular ultrasound at radiologyinfo.org.
A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Carlos Barrios answered
23 years experience Child Psychiatry
GO TO ER If: if you are obese or sedentary, have new onset calf pain with redness/swelling /pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, anxiety, bluish skin. These coul ... Read More
1
1 thank
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
People also searched for:
Connect by text or video with a U.S. board-certified doctor now — wait time is less than 1 minute!
24/7 visits
$15 per month