Blood clotting is usually normal and healthy. It is a step taken by the body to prevent bleeding too much if you are injured, as it works to block blood vessels to prevent blood from flowing endlessly.
But prolonged clotting can become “dangerous” and even life-threatening, according to Baptist Health.
Two signs may appear on the legs indicating that there are serious complications of blood clotting, and they need prompt treatment.
These signs include noticing “sudden” or “gradual” pain in the legs.
Blood clotting is usually normal and healthy. It is a step the body takes to prevent bleeding too much if you are injured, by blocking blood vessels to prevent blood from flowing endlessly. But prolonged clotting can become “dangerous” and even life-threatening, according to Baptist Health.
There may be two signs on your leg that you have a “serious stroke” that needs prompt treatment.
Blood clots can occur in either arteries – in what is known as arterial thrombosis – or veins around the body, including inside the arms and legs. This is known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
The health body says that clots that do not dissolve in the blood can cause “serious problems”, as they can prevent blood from moving around the body and cause pain or swelling.
Baptist Health explains that if the clot is in the arms or legs, the pain can be “sudden” or “gradual”.
Professor Beverley Hunt said: “We know from recent studies that about 80% of DVTs are clinically silent, they don’t have any swelling and they don’t have any change in colour, but we do know that they cause pain. So, if someone is in pain they shouldn’t. It is expected in the leg, and there is no clear explanation, so he should consider deep vein thrombosis.”
It is important to respond promptly to deep venous thrombosis or arterial thrombosis. Deep vein thrombosis can cause complications such as pulmonary embolism, while arterial thrombosis can lead to a heart attack.
In some cases, blood clots can break away from where they first formed. If the blood clot travels and blocks an artery leading to your heart, you may have a heart attack.
Blood clots that break off from the veins in your arms and legs can also travel to your lungs (pulmonary embolism), which can lead to organ failure.
According to the Mayo Clinic, “most” cases of pulmonary embolism begin in a deep vein in the leg.
Other symptoms of blood clots in the arms or legs include “redness and heat,” explains Baptist Health. You may also experience “sudden weakness in an arm or a leg.”
What are the signs of pulmonary embolism?
It is always best to deal with DVT as soon as possible. But if this happens, it is worth paying attention to the symptoms of a pulmonary embolism.
“Symptoms of a pulmonary embolism include sudden or progressive shortness of breath, often cause chest pain that gets worse when breathing in, and can make people feel suddenly sweaty and uncomfortable,” Hunt said. In fact, they can cause almost any respiratory symptom. It can be a cough. Blood is also a symptom, but it is very rare. Therefore, it is important that medical professionals and the public are aware of the signs, symptoms and risk factors to look out for.”
She explained that immobility is one of the main causes of venous blood clots and immobility because it can reduce blood flow in the veins.
Symptoms of a heart attack
Symptoms of a heart attack include:
Chest pain – A feeling of pressure, heaviness, tightness, or squeezing in the chest
-pain in other parts of the body – it can feel as if the pain is radiating from your chest to your arms (usually the left arm, but it can affect both arms), jaw, neck, back, and abdomen
– Feeling dizzy or dizzy
– sweating
– Shortness of breath
Feeling sick or being sick (vomiting)
An overwhelming feeling of anxiety (similar to a panic attack)
– Coughing or wheezing
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