Thrombus

Caring for a cerebrovascular accident in Augusta Georgia. Augusta is known for its many hospitals, so well-known that when I was younger there was talk of changing Augusta’s nickname from the garden city of the south to the hospital city of the south. This did not happen, however the area does have four major hospitals, and two major military facilities. The large number of medical facilities with varying means of funding allows people to receive care to find quality care regardless of their…

Question #15: Explain how Warfarin, a popular drug used to treat atrial fibrillation, causes disruptions in human fetal development. Blood clots can form in the body and either be a hindrance or a help. Those that help the body, stop bleeding, so that an excess of blood is not lost all at one time. The blood clots that act as a hindrance to the body can lead to heart attacks, strokes and at times pulmonary embolisms. Warfarin (C19H16O4) is a prescription medication that is used to prevent the…

“Prevention is better than cure,” stands good for the current issue-“An attempt to cut back the Pulmonary Embolism (PE) related death rate,” if everyone can follow the simple preventive measures and get diagnosed on time. The truth is, anyone can suffer a PE or deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which is the most common trigger for PE. The recent striking rise in cases of PE has provoked me to focus on this and thus alert every person possible to follow every possible preventive measure to avoid /delay…

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a single disease affecting the venous circulation. It has two distinct presentations of condition that are the deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and the pulmonary embolism (PE) [1]. The DVT condition commonly occurs in the deep vein of the lower limb or pelvis. Figure 1.1 shows the structure of vein at the lower limb. Furthermore, it can also develop anywhere in the body, such as the veins in the arm, abdomen, or around the brain.A blood clot that forms in the arteries…

1. Discuss the pathophysiology related to CVA due to thrombus vs. embolus. Describe the stages in the development of an atheroma. There are a few different pathophysiologies that can lead to a stroke. The most common cause of a stroke is from atheroma, or plaque buildup on the artery wall leading to narrowing and then finally an infarction of the brain, or a stroke (VanMeter & Hubert, 2014, p. 347). The progression of an atherosclerosis, starts with damage to the endothelium of the artery…

are located in the thigh or lower leg. Deep vein thrombus can cause swelling in the leg and is usually only seen in one leg, but it is possible for both legs to be affected at the same time. Another symptom of DVT is leg pain located in the calf area, which may contribute to the soreness she is experiencing in her left leg. Which structure is likely involved? The patient pain is localized in the left leg , in the calf area. Deep vein thrombus would only affect the veins that are located in…

prothrombin mutations have been linked to development of DVT. The primary etiology of DVT is accumulation of platelets and clotting factors leading to the formation of thrombus in the veins primarily in the lower extremities. Thrombus in the veins causes inflammation that elicit more platelets to the site. The cycle of more thrombus formation and platelets aggregation continues to grow and forming more and more fragile thrombi that may break and become an…

decrease these long-term risks. Among many other variants of the prosthetic heart valve, the bileaflet mechanical heart valve has been subject to scrutiny in the past due to its tendency to slow down flow rate in certain localised pockets, resulting in thrombus formation and damage to the blood cells themselves (Europe PubMed, 1996). Treatments for these effects such as anticoagulation medication was offered to patients with these prostheses (AHA, 1994), until companies such as Medtronic…

Rivaroxaban Rivaroxaban is an anticoagulant medication commonly used in the prevention of cerebrovascular accidents and pulmonary embolism in patients suffering from atrial fibrillation. According to a study published in Thrombosis, a peer-reviewed medical journal, rivaroxaban proves to be just as effective at cerebrovascular accident and pulmonary embolism prevention as warfarin (Gómez-Outes et al., 2013). Rivaroxaban has also been approved for the prevention of venous thromboembolism and deep…

Purpose: Our previous computer models suggested that intraluminal thrombus (ILT) within an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) attenuates oxygen diffusion to the AAA wall, possibly causing localized hypoxia and contributing to wall weakening. The purpose of this work was to investigate this possibility. Methods: In one arm of this study, patients with AAA were placed in one of two groups: (1) those with an ILT of 4- mm or greater thickness on the anterior surface or (2) those with little (< 4 mm)…