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A blood clot or thrombus is the final step of the coagulation cascade. It is a good thing when your body is trying to stop blood loss, however a blood clot can form in the veins after prolonged periods of immobility. This type of like that would require treatment.

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How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Common

Types of

Blood clot in lung
Condition
Pulmonary embolism
Condition
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Condition
Superficial thrombophlebitis
Condition
Deep venous thrombosis
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Symptoms

Lower leg swelling

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Blood clot
Enoxaparin
4.6
10 reviews
Heparin
4.5
16 reviews
Antithrombin III
3.3
3 reviews
Lovenox
Thrombate III

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Surgery

Surgery

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