Clot

Definition of Clot-dissolving medication
Clot-dissolving medication: See: Thrombolytic agent.
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Alternate Names
: Clot in the Renal Vein, Occlusion - Renal Vein
Definition
Renal vein thrombosis is a blood clot that develops in the vein that drains the kidney.
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Clot-dissolving (thrombolytic) therapy. Rather than simply preventing clot formation, medications such as streptokinase, urokinase and the tissue plasminogen activator alteplase actually dissolve clots.
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Clot in the renal vein; Occlusion - renal vein
Treatment:
The treatment is focused on preventing new clot formations and reducing the risk of the clot traveling to other locations in the body (embolization).
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Clot; Emboli; Thrombi
Complications:
Thrombi and emboli can firmly attach to a blood vessel and partially or completely block the flow of blood in that vessel. This blockage deprives the tissues in that location of normal blood flow and oxygen.
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Clot Buster Amplatz thrombectomy device (ATD) Device is designed to remove clots from dialysis access sites by breaking down the clot to liquid form. Mfg: Microvena Corp. Source: PLS Group - 8/26/96.
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A clot that forms in a blood vessel (thrombus) that supplies blood to the brain.
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If a clot forms, it can break off and travel to a vital organ. Massage or rubbing may cause part of the clot to be dislodged and pass to other parts of the body, especially the lungs, causing serious damage or death.
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Use of clot-busting drugs (known as thombolytics)
Percentage of people with a heart attack given thrombolytic treatment within 30 minutes of arrival at hospital: ...
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A blood clot that travels through the blood vessels is called an embolus. A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that blocks an artery in your lungs. It can be a life-threatening problem.
How does it occur?
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A blood clot arising from another location that blocks an artery.
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Tissue or clot-like material that passes from the vagina
Note: Approximately 20% of pregnant women experience some vaginal bleeding during the first trimester. Less than half of these women have a spontaneous abortion.
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Thrombus A clot in the cardiovascular system (the system that circulates blood throughout the body).
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The blockage typically occurs when a blood clot (see thrombosis) lodges in an area already narrowed by arteriosclerosis; other causes are vasospasms in the arterial walls or viral infection of the heart.
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The blockage is caused by a blot clot or atherosclerotic plaque that has moved through the arterial circulation from one position to another. The resulting mechanism is the same regardless of cause or location.
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Hemophilia A - Hemophilia A is a disorder where the blood cannot clot properly due to a deficiency of a clotting factor called Factor VIII. This results in abnormally heavy bleeding that will not stop, even from a small cut.
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Once you develop a DVT or pulmonary embolism, you are usually more likely to develop a second blood clot. This is because the original blood clot damaged some of your leg veins.
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In this, the most common type of stroke, the artery is blocked by a blood clot, which interrupts the brain's blood supply (ischaemia means to restrain blood in Greek).
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A deep venous thrombosis forms when a blood clot in a vein blocks the normal flow of blood back to the heart. Circumstances that increase an individual's risk of developing DVT include:
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IV medicine to dissolve the blood clot or surgery to remove it is also of benefit for some. In other situation a filter is placed with the large vein of the lower part of the body, called the vein cava, to filter out any clots that do break loose.
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In most cases, brain cells are damaged during a stroke when blood flow to the brain is blocked by a sudden blood clot. This occurs in the same way that a blood clot in a vessel supplying the heart muscle causes heart attack.
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A process that involves either a blood clot or bleeding, such as a heart attack or stroke.
thrombophlebitis (throm-bo-fleh-BY-tis)
Inflammation of a vein that occurs when a blood clot forms.
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The capillaries clot at the tip, appearing as dark dots (or seeds) in the wart's center. The body of the plantar wart is usually gray or brown, with a distinct, irregular, ridged border.
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Formation of a blood clot within a blood vessel or the heart.
thrush
Infection of the mouth by yeast. Characterized by milky-white lesions on the mouth, lips and throat.
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Pulmonary embolus: A pulmonary embolus is a blood clot in one of the major blood vessels that supplies the lungs. It is a potentially life-threatening cause of chest pain but is not associated with the heart.
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Medical event that occurs when a blood clot blocks the blood and oxygen supply to the brain. Also called a cerebrovascular disease.
Subcutaneous tissue
The layer of fat just beneath the skin.
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Blood cells: These cells fight infection, help the blood to clot, and carry oxygen to all parts of the body. When blood cells are affected, patients are more likely to get infections, may bruise or bleed easily, and may feel very weak and tired.
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It destroys red blood cells, cells that cause the blood to clot, and the lining of blood vessels. HUS is often caused by the Escherichia coli bacterium in contaminated food. People with HUS may develop acute renal failure.
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PROTHROMBIN TIME - Test performed by laboratory that measures time required for a blood sample to clot. Reflects overall function of the liver.
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The most frightening cardiac complication of Kawasaki disease is the development of aneurysms (balloonlike swellings) in the walls of the coronary arteries. A coronary aneurysm can give rise to a blood clot, ...
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