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  2. Fibrinolysis - Wikipedia

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    Fibrinolysis is a process that prevents blood clots from growing and becoming problematic. [1] Primary fibrinolysis is a normal body process, while secondary fibrinolysis is the breakdown of clots due to a medicine, a medical disorder, or some other cause. [2] In fibrinolysis, a fibrin clot, the product of coagulation, is broken down. [3]

  3. Coagulation - Wikipedia

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    Blood coagulation pathways in vivo showing the central role played by thrombin. Health. Beneficial. Coagulation, also known as clotting, is the process by which blood changes from a liquid to a gel, forming a blood clot. It results in hemostasis, the cessation of blood loss from a damaged vessel, followed by repair.

  4. Thromboelastography - Wikipedia

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    67790-6. Io. Thromboelastography (TEG) is a method of testing the efficiency of blood coagulation. It is a test mainly used in surgery and anesthesiology, although increasingly used in resuscitations in emergency departments, intensive care units, and labor and delivery suites. More common tests of blood coagulation include prothrombin time (PT ...

  5. Deep vein thrombosis - Wikipedia

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    Deep vein thrombosis. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a type of venous thrombosis involving the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein, most commonly in the legs or pelvis. [9][a] A minority of DVTs occur in the arms. [11] Symptoms can include pain, swelling, redness, and enlarged veins in the affected area, but some DVTs have no symptoms. [1]

  6. Hemostasis - Wikipedia

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    Coagulation, the changing of blood from a liquid to a gel which forms the fibrin clots, is essential to hemostasis. Intact blood vessels moderate blood's tendency to form clots . The endothelial cells of intact vessels prevent blood clotting with a heparin-like molecule and thrombomodulin , and prevent platelet aggregation with nitric oxide and ...

  7. Thrombus - Wikipedia

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    Thrombus. A thrombus (pl. thrombi), colloquially called a blood clot, is the final product of the blood coagulation step in hemostasis. There are two components to a thrombus: aggregated platelets and red blood cells that form a plug, and a mesh of cross-linked fibrin protein. The substance making up a thrombus is sometimes called cruor.

  8. Thrombosis - Wikipedia

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    Thrombosis (from Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis) 'clotting') is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. When a blood vessel (a vein or an artery) is injured, the body uses platelets (thrombocytes) and fibrin to form a blood clot to prevent blood loss.

  9. Virchow's triad - Wikipedia

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    Phenomena of interrupted blood-flow Stasis [2] The first category, alterations in normal blood flow, refers to several situations. These include venous stasis, long surgical operations, prolonged immobility (whilst on a long plane or car ride, bed bound during hospitalization), and varicose veins. The equivalence of Virchow's version and the ...