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Thrombophlebitis Learning Center
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Being hospitalized for a major surgery or with a major illness; Disorders that make you more likely to develop blood clots;
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The main symptoms are tenderness and pain in the area of the affected vein. Redness and/or swelling may also be seen. In the case of deep venous thrombosis, there is more swelling than is caused by superficial thrombophlebitis, and the patient may...
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Blood clots are the clumps that occur when the blood hardens from a liquid to a solid (coagulates. A blood clot that forms inside a blood vessel or within the heart and remains there is called a thrombus. A thrombus that travels from the blood ves...
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A blood clot is a mass of blood cells and blood components that form to stop the bleeding that occurs when a blood vessel is injured. When a blood vessel is broken, platelets in the blood become sticky and clump together at the site of the injury....
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