What are blood clots?
Blood clots are jelly-like masses of blood. (2)
Some blood clots do no damage and disappear on their own. (1)
What does a blood clot look like?
Where are blood clots located?
A blood clot can occur in arteries or veins in the heart, brain, lungs, abdomen, arms, and legs. (2)
Why does blood clot?
Blood clots when a person is cut or injured to help stop the bleeding. (2)
What do blood clots do?
a blood clot can be life threatening (1)
Most of the time a blood clot breaks down a blood clot after a would has healed. (2)
What happens if a blood clot does not dissolve on its own?
it can lead to serious health problems (2)
What cause blood clots?
What are types of blood clots?
thrombus blood clots (2)
Embolus blood clots (2)
What are types of blood clots, by where they initially formed?
arterial blood clot (2)
What are the symptoms of a blood clot?
in the arms or legs – red and warm where the clot is. (2) Swelling, tenderness, and pain like an intense cramp (2)
abdomen – serious stomach pain, diarrhea, and vomiting (2)
heart – breathing problems, nausea, dizziness, sweating, or pain and heaviness in the chest (2)
lungs – you may cough up blood and notice a racing heart, shortness of breath, sweating, fever, and sharp chest pain (2)
brain – headache, dizziness, and difficulty with talking and seeing clearly. A person may also notice weakness in the face, arms, or legs. (2)
Resources
1. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/factor-v-leiden/symptoms-causes/syc-20372423
2. https://www.webmd.com/dvt/types-of-blood-clots
