How well do you know about these symptoms of blood clotting in various parts?
Posted on: 05/Jun/2021 8:32:29 AM
Most of us would know that excessive bleeding or loss of blood due to injuries etc could be prevented by blood clotting. Point is that when we get injured then blood clots in that place where injury is present and the bleeding gets stopped and it is a simple process.
This blood clotting process would become dangerous and of serious concern when a person starts developing clots in blood vessels without any reason. By this, the flow of oxygen to the heart or to various other parts of the body might get stopped. This might result in a heart attack or in a stroke etc that are life threatening emergencies.
It is believed that an immobile blood clot might not create any harm for us but when it breaks and goes to heart, lungs etc it can get struck and this would prevent the flow of blood. Point here is that the symptoms of blood clotting could overlap with the symptoms of other issues and the presence of clots are difficult to detect. Proper diagnosis could detect them.
There are certain symptoms of blood clotting in various parts and these are
Clotting in arms / legs symptoms:
Sometimes, clotting takes place in the deep veins in the legs and in arms and this is termed as deep vein thrombosis or DVT. Truth is that these clots could travel to the heart or lungs and are really dangerous. Symptoms such as swelling, pain, tenderness, reddish discoloration in the affected potion would take place.
Clotting in heart symptoms:
There are also possibilities of blood clots developing in the hearts. This clotting in the heart could also lead to heart attack. Symptoms are chest heaviness, lightheadedness and breathlessness.
Clotting in lungs symptoms:
Starting deep in the veins of arms and legs, blood clots could be present in the lungs. Blood clots reaching lungs is known as pulmonary embolism. Various symptoms are chest pain, palpitations, breathing issues etc.
Clotting in abdomen symptoms:
The veins present in the intestines could have blood clots and this could be due to liver issues or due to excessive use of birth control pills etc. Symptoms are severe stomach pain, diarrhoea, blood stained stools etc.
