Sentences with phrase «small blood clots in»

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

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.

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This small device keeps the blood in the catheter from clotting, and it has a portal so your caregivers can plug tubing in at any time.

Snake proteins that normally cause prey to bleed can be used in small doses to treat blood clots, for example.

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 sayIn 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 sayin a blood vessel, 14 per cent of those given alteplase are likely to have a hemorrhage, the team says.

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 anesthesiIn 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 anesthesiin 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.

Red blood cells are recycled here; platelets (a small colorless disk - shaped cell fragment without a nucleus, found in large numbers in blood and involved in clotting) and white blood cells (less technical term for leukocyte which include lymphocytes, granulocytes, monocytes, and macrophages) are stored in the spleen.

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.

An embolism is a small blood clot lodged in an inopportune location.

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.

The infective bacteria congregate and multiply in cells lining the dog's small blood vessels, causing bleeding, low blood pressure and clotting abnormalities, which can be fatal.

Cat blood is a bit tricky - it is fragile, comes in small amounts, clots quickly AND has to be removed from a small, wriggly and even resistant furperson!

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.

From being healthy and happy running around to wake up to a small blood clot to her death in one day.

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).