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DVTs can also occur without warning and without noticeable symptoms. Sometimes they resolve on their own.
However, if you develop signs or symptoms of deep vein thrombosis, contact your doctor, who will order an ultrasound examination of the area and prescribe blood thinners.
If you think you might have a problem, do not delay; see your physician at once or go to an emergency room for examination. Finally, there are some preventative measures if you feel you are at risk.
Doctor Legato advises patients who are immobile or who travel frequently to try and exercise on a regular basis and avoid sitting still for long periods of time. You can also rotate your feet in a circular motion. All of these movements can keep your blood circulating. Submit your email and join our weekly newsletter to stay up-to-date with the Foundation.
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Topics A-Z. Quality and Disparities Report Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care. Notice of Funding Opportunities. You may also get a blood clot if you: Have had recent surgery. Are 65 or older. Take hormones, especially for birth control. Ask your doctor about this. Have had cancer or are being treated for it. Have broken a bone hip, pelvis, or leg. Have a bad bump or bruise.
Are obese. Are confined to bed or a chair much of the time. Have had a stroke or are paralyzed. Have a special port the doctor put in your body to give you medicine. Have varicose VAR-e-kos or bad veins. Have heart trouble. Have had a blood clot before. Have a family member who has had a blood clot. Up to one-third of patients with a pulmonary embolism PE will die of cardiac arrest before the dangerous clot is identified in a hospital or emergency department.
A big reason for the high mortality rate is that the symptoms of PE are typically non-specific until it progresses to an emergency situation. Patients have described their pulmonary embolisms as feeling like indigestion, a strange calf pain, or even unexplained shortness of breath over a week. All symptoms that could understandably be confused for something more benign.
More severe symptoms of PE may include: Sudden onset of breathing issues Chronic shortness of breath that appears overnight Pain or pressure in the chest Dizziness Fainting Temporary loss of consciousness Coughing up blood According to PE specialist Dr. Stacy Johnson, the problem with these clots is that the symptoms are not only non-specific, but they're also unpredictable.
Johnson has seen patients with relatively mild symptoms, but when the tests come back, the patient has an extremely large clot. On the flip side, some patients with extreme pain have a relatively minor embolism that can be treated with medication. Unless it's caught in time by a physician or - in some extreme cases - another person witnesses a patient as they enter cardiac arrest, it's hard to prevent or catch a pulmonary embolism.
So what's a patient to do? There are some descriptors of symptoms you can keep on the lookout for: A charlie horse that will not go away no matter what you do A pulled muscle accompanied by uneven swelling An unexplained pressure or pain in your chest According to Dr. Madsen, f you have any of these symptoms, go get an ultrasound or a CT scan at the ER as soon as possible.
Don't wait to schedule it a week or two out. He explains anecdotally that if a young person comes into the ER experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, pulmonary embolism is the first thing he thinks of. If these symptoms hit you or a loved one, do not wait to seek treatment.
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