A semi-solid mass of blood comprising platelets, fibrin, and blood cells that clump together to stop bleeding is a blood clot. It is the body’s natural response to injury to prevent excessive blood loss. However, abnormal clotting can block blood vessels and cause chest pain, breathing difficulty, and skin-colour changes. Understanding clot symptoms can help you recognise the problem and treat it effectively, as blood clotting can be fatal.
Symptoms of blood clotting
When blood clots for normal reasons, they do not cause any problems or show any symptoms. However, if such clots do not dissolve as they should, or move to areas where they can create problems, the outcome can become life-threatening.
Blood clot symptoms can vary as per the location of the blood clot:
- The leg area with clot formation can swell up and become painful or tender and warm to the touch. The affected leg may change colour to become reddish suggesting the formation of edema.
- The brain may experience difficulty in formulating speech.
- A distinctive change in vision may be experienced.
- Severe headache and dizziness are the other notable symptoms.
- Lack of muscle control on one side of the body.
- Weakness in the face, arms, or legs.
- Confusion, agitation, and unusual behavioural changes.
- Pain in the chest, breathing difficulty, excessive sweating, nausea or light-headedness.
- Sharp pain in the chest, rapid heartbeat, sweating, fever, coughing up blood.
Conclusion
Blood clot symptoms vary based on the location of the clot formation. It is important to seek immediate treatment and assess the risk they pose, including the treatment to be adopted to prevent further exacerbation. You should seek your healthcare provider’s advice on the right treatment and necessary lifestyle changes. Importantly, consider obtaining a health insurance policy to meet treatment expenses that may arise in the future.
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