In order for your blood to form a clot, you have to have certain proteins in your blood. Normally, your liver makes these proteins and it requires vitamin K to do so. You get vitamin K from many of the foods you eat (especially green vegetables and certain oils). Warfarin reduces your...
easy or excessive bruising occurs because the skin and blood vessels are fragile. Women are commonly affected withpurpura simplex. Older adults are commonly affected with senile purpura. Bruises tend to develop on the thighs, buttocks, and upper arms. However, people have no other symptoms of exc...
Symptoms from the swelling (thrombosis) of the hemorrhoids are brought on byhard stoolsand straining with bowel movements. Treatment of hemorrhoids focuses on relieving these symptoms with the use of stool bulking agents and softeners. In cases of thrombosed hemorrhoids, a clot forms within the sw...
Blood clots are a serious problem that needs to be addressed before they cause any more issues. This is mainly because, when a blood clot breaks away, it could tear through different organs in your body. If it finds its way to your heart, you are at a high risk of suffering from a ...
A blood clot in a deep-lying vein in a limb (deep vein thrombosis) Skin infection (cellulitis) Many disorders increase risk of blood clots in a vein. Most often, these clots develop in a leg vein but sometimes they occur in an arm vein. Blood clots in a vein c...
Specific symptoms and disorders that affect the lower back include: Sciatica. Sciatica refers to sudden pain felt as radiating from the lower back through the buttocks and down the back of one leg. The pain, which may be experienced as weakness in the leg, a tingling feeling, or a "pins...
During recuperation, the patient may be given pain medication as needed and clot-prevention (anticoagulant) medication. Patients will be advised to reduce the risk factors for artherosclerosis in order to avoid repeat narrowing or blockage of the arteries. Repeat stenosis (restenosis) has been ...
Bruises tend to develop on the thighs, buttocks, and upper arms. However, people have no other symptoms of excessive bleeding, and blood test results are normal. These conditions are not serious, and no treatment is needed. Common causes Overall, the most common causes of easy bleeding ...
Blockage causes symptoms related to the lack of blood flow, including pain, in the area the artery serves. Imaging tests are used to make the diagnosis. Treatment is with removal of a blood clot, angioplasty, or sometimes surgical bypass grafting. The aorta is the largest ...
Blockage causes symptoms related to the lack of blood flow, including pain, in the area the artery serves. Imaging tests are used to make the diagnosis. Treatment is with removal of a blood clot, angioplasty, or sometimes surgical bypass grafting. The aorta is the large...