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[edit] Busted Image?

I removed a stray/malformed image tag. I didn't see the image filename so I couldn't correct it.

[edit] med adv

I had a blood coming out of my penis while ejaculating....does anybody know what that is???????

Well, this page is about clots, not fresh blood. Please see your own doctor, and do not ask these questions in a public forum where every crank can give you bogus advice. JFW | T@lk 08:02, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Arm Clot

I had surgery (lumpectomey w/ node removal) for breast cancer on 12/20/06. I am now in radaition treatments. Today they discovered two blood clots in my arm (the same as the side of breast cancer and node removal). They are treating me with herceptin(?) and coumadin. So many people have told me to be very careful and not break the blod clots as they could cause either a heart attack or brain anyerism(sp), both of which could be fatal.

Is this really true? Is this really that serious?

maximinkMaximink 08:05, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Hmm... It is always good, when the patient tries to understand, what his MD is doing... If u doubt, that u understood ur doctor of medicine correctly (or even that he understood ur condition correctly), u should seek further counseling with ur family doctor (or if necessary with another MD)... If ur health insurance does not cover a second/third opinion, u can possibly ask the local health authority for assistance... --Homer Landskirty 18:42, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I don't know if this will still be helpful, but yes, this is considered a risk if you currently have a clot (also called a 'thrombus'). If you have a clot in your veins that won't break up and it gets disconnected from where it is attached in your arm, the next stop is your heart and brain. If it gets to your heart, it can stop blood, causing a heart attack; if it gets to your brain, it can stop blood, causing a stroke. HOWEVER, are these clots still even there? They should have given you a drug or done surgery to get rid of the clots. Once they are gone, I do not believe you do not have to worry about accidentally breaking them up, right? And if you are on coumadin, I think they must have done something to get rid of those clots. Ask your medical provider and find out about those clots.

You said you are on herceptin for this...hmmm. Well, herceptin is for breast cancer. So I bet you are on herceptin for breast cancer and just coumadin for the clotting. Coumadin does not break up clots, it keeps you from forming new clots. You do have to be careful when you are on coumadin b/c you can't stop bleeding as well if you get hurt (because of that whole anti-clotting thing).

All of this information is given as a student nurse and is not meant to be taken as medical advice, just to explain the patho in plain language--see your doctor!!

Shula100 12:31, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dehydration //Lisa McPherson

I wonder, if Virchow's triad covers dehydration as a source (maybe "composition of the blood")... Vis-a-vis L. McPherson (the scientologists say, that dehydration cannot cause thrombosis...; the attorney of a relative of McPherson says, that dehydration can cause thrombosis; the GERM wikipedia (de:Thrombose) says, that dehydration can cause thrombosis; and IIRC a paper in the seat pocket in an aircraft told me, that dehydration can cause thrombosis)... The article here does not say, if thrombosis can be caused by dehydration... at least not as clearly as I would like it... Even if it is proven, that dehydration cannot cause thrombosis, we should mention that in the article for maximum clarification... Thx. --Homer Landskirty 18:48, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I found this: deep venous t. -- it says clearly, that thrombosis can be caused by dehydration in combination with immobility... So I obviously misinterpreted the statement of the scientologists... --Homer Landskirty 20:24, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
All other factors which causes thrombosis are fundamentally based on Virchow's Triad. And take note that the triad consists of only 3 primary factors not more than that, that is why it is called a triad (meaning 3). For example immobility and dehydration (if it leads to the change of viscosity of blood) may cause the disturbance of blood flow in veins (one of Virchow's triad) which will lead to DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis). This is simply because blood with a lower content of water is thicker and has a different concentration of elements and venous blood flow relies very much on muscular contraction which is impaired by immobility. -Teoh 2007

[edit] Sports

Venous thrombosis less common in those with participate in sports doi:10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02732.x JFW | T@lk 06:43, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Virchow's Quadrate

I do not think a Virchow's Quadrate exists. I've only heard of the Virchow's Triad. Can anyone explain? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drteoh (talk • contribs) 19:27, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

I doubt that Reginald VelJohnson was the one that coined the term, considering he is an actor that was not alive during the year listed.JoeyFNK (talk) 02:58, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Malignancies

Malignancy is more common in VTE, with the usual suspects standing out: ovary, pancreas etc http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.02928.x JFW | T@lk 08:38, 16 April 2008 (UTC)