Canada
A 30-year-old female asked:
what case blood clots to form?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
Pathology 49 years experience
Thrombus: I trust you mean clots forming in blood vessels, called thrombi. Alteration in or more the following three things causes thrombus formation. 1. Alteration in blood flow, 2. Damage to the lining of blood vessel, called endothelium and 3. Increased coagulability of blood. The reference below provided professional explanation.
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra0801082
2305 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
Similar questions
A 39-year-old member asked:
Can a blood clot pop ?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered
Family Medicine 18 years experience
Dislodge: A blood clot can dislodge and travel through the venous or arterial blood system, wreaking havoc on organs such as the lungs or the brain.
4276 viewsAnswered Mar 1, 2018
A 30-year-old member asked:
Is it bad to smoke weed with blood clots?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A Verified Doctor answered
A US doctor answered Learn more
No relationship: I don't know of any relationship between cannabis intoxication and exacerbation of a hypercoagulable state (blood clots). The only risk of cardiovascular events of chronic use of cannabis may be in older people with coronary vascular or cerebrovascular disease, in which plaque rupture and superimposed clot formation may result from an increase in circulating cathecholamines when smoking marijuana.
4712 viewsAnswered Jan 4, 2021
A 30-year-old member asked:
Can you get a blood clot with IV in?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Michael Dugan answered
Specializes in Hematology
Maybe: An IV site can lead to a thrombophlebitis, or local vein irritation or clot.
4718 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A Verified Doctor commented
A US doctor answered Learn more
It can progress to infected deep vein thrombosis. It happened to me.
Nov 24, 2013
A 41-year-old member asked:
What does a blood clot look like?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Walter Exon answered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Bruise: If it is superficial it looks like abruise.
4185 viewsAnswered Jul 18, 2019
A 45-year-old member asked:
What does a blood clot feel like?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered
Family Medicine 18 years experience
DVT: A blood clot in the deep veins can feel like a tender, warm, 'cord-like' structure with an appearance of swelling and redness in the area.
4276 viewsAnswered Sep 21, 2019
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
Last updated Sep 9, 2015
People also asked
Connect with a U.S. board-certified doctor by text or video anytime, anywhere.
24/7 visits
$15 per month
Disclaimer:
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.