Sentences with phrase «of small blood clots»

She was right — a scan found a series of small blood clots in her lungs.

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You may pass some small clots or fragments of blood, especially after resting / napping / sleeping.

Existing haemorrhage control devices comprise a syringe filled with small capsules of cellulose - based sponge, coated with chitosan, a natural agent derived from the shells of shrimp and other crustaceans that promotes blood clotting.

The liquid is a solution of small protein pieces that assemble into nanoscale fibers on contact, creating a gel that stops the flow of blood without clotting or pressure.

After the blocked artery is opened, the blockage site often contains residual blood clots that may, when the stent is implanted, be displaced downstream into the small branches of the artery.

The thinking was that medication given during the delay might allow the residual blood clots to diminish, reducing the risk of a displaced clot damaging the small branches of the artery.

This idea, most famously articulated by Descartes as dualism, nearly 400 years ago, seemed in stark contrast to the neuroscientific evidence in front of me: my father's consciousness had been maimed by a small blood clot in his brain.

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.

In the small number of people with signs of both previous tissue damage and a new clot in a blood vessel, 14 per cent of those given alteplase are likely to have a hemorrhage, the team says.

The Imperial team found that iron deficiency increases the stickiness of small blood cells called platelets, which initiate blood clotting when they stick together.

These mini-cabbages pack several key nutrients, including vitamin K. «It regulates blood clotting in our bodies and it also may be helpful for bone health,» says Keri Gans, RD, author of The Small Change Diet: 10 Steps to a Thinner and Healthier You ($ 8; amazon.com).

In addition to the much longer recovery time associated with a C - section, there's also a small risk of infection, heavy blood loss, blood clots in my legs, injury to me or the baby, or complications from the anesthesia.

A much smaller percentage of miscarriages can be prevented if a problem is detected with blood clotting in the mother or occasionally an immune disorder.

- It is believed that Celiac impacts fertility due to a combination of malnutrition (nutrient deficiencies interfere with sex hormone function) and the formation of small placental blood clots (thromboses) due to Vitamin B12 deficiency.

At the low doses used to protect the heart, aspirin has only a small effect on inflammation; its heart benefit comes primarily from its ability to reduce the risk of blood clots.

Small amounts of dark chocolate may also reduce your risk of heart attack because, like aspirin, it has a biochemical effect that reduces the clumping of platelets that causes blood to clot.

Bananas also contain small amounts of beta - carotene, which gives bananas with their yellow color and provides an additional source of vitamin A. Collectively, these vitamins support a number of physiological processes; vitamin A promotes healthy cellular growth; vitamins C and E serve as antioxidants that help prevent disease; vitamin K helps your body form blood clots in response to injury; and the B - vitamins support your metabolism.

Spinal cord or brain injuries can lead to severe problems when something as small as a blood clot (i.e. aneurysm) is all that stands in the way of recovery.

Barbara Kohn, Director of the Small Animal Clinic at Berlin Veterinary School, and Harold Tveden, from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences in Uppsala, Sweden, will look at haematological issues including anaemia clotting disorders, blood groups and inflammation.

A small number of cats can suffer from feline aortic thromboembolism (FATE)-- a blood clot in the aorta that causes blockage of blood flow to the back legs (most commonly), leading to sudden paralysis, severe pain, and often, death.

Fibrocartilagenous embolism occurs when a small piece of an intervertebral disc detaches and gets into a blood vessel, causing an embolism or blood clot.

You should also purchase a small bottle of blood - clotting powder.

Examples of such diseases in veterinary medicine would include the feline condition now known as FATE where a large blood clot forms in the heart, a small piece of the clot breaks off and then lodges in the aorta (the large artery that travels the length of the body) right where it branches to serve the rear legs.

Small animals may also receive a transfusion of plasma for conditions causing abnormal blood clotting and low protein levels.

The risk that a clot might lodge in a smaller blood vessel is great; one of the most common sites for such an event is the area where the aorta splits at its end to supply blood to each rear leg.

A small bottle of blood - clotting powder.

A small number of manufacturers make this blood - clotting agent, which all bird owners and stores that sell birds should have at hand for emergencies.

Morgan is one of its featured artists; her piece Communion — in which two small birds hang from a noose inside a bell - jar, dripping two small clots of blood onto a dinner plate — sits on a plinth in the middle of the gallery.

The next step will be investigating whether drugs like aspirin can help counteract blood clotting in mice (it's long been known that small amounts of aspirin can help thin the blood).