Blood Clots

By: Ben Esser

 What is a Blood Clot?
• A gelatinous or semisolid mass of coagulated blood.
• Blood Clots are areas of thickened blood in veins and
arteries.
• The medical term for a blood clot is a thrombus (plural:
thrombi). An embolus refers to the situation in which the
clot breaks away from its original location and travels
through the bloodstream to another location.

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How do Blood Clots form?
• Blood is pumped through the
body by the heart, but that
same blood returns back to the
heart both by gravity and by the
muscles. If blood becomes
stagnant, it may clot and cause
potential life-threatening
conditions.
• Blood Clots do not form through
genes but through clogged or
thickened blood vessels such as
veins, arteries, and muscles.

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 • Signs and symptoms of a blood
clot depend upon the situation,
the amount of bleeding, and the
location of the blood clot. Many
times, the clot itself may cause no
symptoms until it embolizes and
becomes lodged in small blood
vessels at distant sites in the body.
The effects of the lack of blood
supply to an affected organ will
determine the symptoms.
• Stroke
• Redness
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• Pain
• Nausia
• Vommitting

Symptoms of Blood Clots • Ect.

How to Treat Blood
Clots
• Blood Clots that are not lethal are often
treated symptomatically with warm
compresses and acetaminophen or
ibuprofen since there is no risk for clots in
the superficial veins to embolize to the
lung. This helps thin the blood.
• Blood Clots that have a higher risk of
death usually requires anticoagulation to
prevent the clot from growing and causing
a pulmonary embolus to prevent from
reaching the lungs.

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How to prevent Blood
Clots
• Blood Clots can mostly be prevented
by stretching and walking often, not
smoking, and having a high blood
pressure.
• Preventing Blood Clots can also be
contributed by having other medical
conditions such as stroke, diabetes, or
heart disease.
Facts
• Two million Americans each year develop Blood Clots.
• Blood Clots in the lungs are responsible for 200,000 deaths each year.
• Risk factors for developing blood clots include pregnancy, obesity, and
recent surgery.
• Blood Clots are common for any age. Mostly common in twenties and
thirties.
• Flying on long flights are a main cause of Blood Clots from not being
able to move your legs.
Questions

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Bibliography
• “Blood Clots Causes.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education
and Research, 11 Jan. 2018, www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/blood-
clots/basics/causes/SYM-20050850.
• “Blood Clots: Signs, Symptoms, Risks and More.” Healthline, Healthline
Media, www.healthline.com/health/how-to-tell-if-you-have-a-blood-clot.

• Wedro, Benjamin. “Blood Clots Symptoms & Signs (Leg, Lung), and
Pictures.” EMedicineHealth,
www.emedicinehealth.com/blood_clots/article_em.htm#blood_clots_facts
Thank You

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