Not exact matches
These pathologies fall broadly into four categories: coagulopathy, where
abnormal blood clotting is caused; haemorrhaging, where bleeding occurs; neurotoxicity, which damages the nervous system causing paralysis, and cytotoxicity, where the bite causes death
of cells and destruction
of tissue.
Atrial Fibrillation — one
of the most common forms
of abnormal heart rhythm — is caused by these waves, and is a major cause
of stroke as it increases the risk
of blood clots forming inside the heart.
Brodsky was part
of a team that developed the modified Ham test that measures levels
of components
of serum,, a protein - rich liquid in
blood, and showed it was effective in diagnosing atypical hemolytic - uremic syndrome (aHUS), a genetic disorder in which
abnormal blood clots form in small
blood vessels in the kidneys.
But before we talk about some
of that stuff, the other thing I wanted to ask you about because I know this can promote some
abnormal clots formation and something like the
blood thickening that we talked about is excess estrogen.
Intravenous fluid therapy and monitoring for secondary complications such as kidney failure, development
of neurologic symptoms,
abnormal clotting, changes in
blood pressure, and electrolytes abnormalities are typically recommended in cases
of heatstroke.
Heatstroke can cause unseen problems, such as swelling
of the brain, kidney failure, and
abnormal, internal
clotting of blood.
Vitamin K - most cats with hepatic lipidosis have
abnormal blood clotting ability due to inability
of the liver to recycle vitamin K dependent
blood clotting factors.
High
blood pressure also increases the risk
of embolism: the formation
of tiny
blood clots that form when
blood flow is
abnormal.
Patients with nephrotic syndrome have high
blood pressure and may develop
abnormal blood clots resulting in a variety
of signs associated with occluded or blocked
blood vessels, or edema (swelling), especially
of the legs or abdomen.
Serial
blood work evaluation is recommended to detect the systemic side effects
of heat stroke including
abnormal heart rhythms, liver damage, kidney failure, neurologic derangements, and
abnormal blood clotting ability.
Small animals may also receive a transfusion
of plasma for conditions causing
abnormal blood clotting and low protein levels.
The dog becomes thin from the loss
of body proteins, develops a propensity to throw
abnormal blood clots throughout the body (from urinating out the proteins that would normally prevent this), and high
blood pressure results.
The formation
of large,
abnormal blood clots, known as arterial thromboembolism, is a common problem in cats with cardiomyopathy.