Embolism and thrombosis: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Aleksander Stos m (subpages) |
imported>Robert Badgett m (→Treatment) |
||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
{{main|anticoagulant}} | {{main|anticoagulant}} | ||
Embolism and thrombosis may be prevented by [[anticoagulation]] with [[anticoagulant]]. | Embolism and thrombosis may be prevented by [[anticoagulation]] with [[anticoagulant]]s. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 01:34, 25 January 2008
Embolism and thrombosis is "a collective term for pathological conditions which are caused by the formation of a blood clot (thrombus) in a blood vessel, or by blocking of a blood vessel with an embolus, undissolved materials in the blood stream."[1]
Classification
- Embolism, includes pulmonary embolism
- Thromboembolism
- Thrombosis, includes deep venous thrombosis
Treatment
Embolism and thrombosis may be prevented by anticoagulation with anticoagulants.
References
- ↑ National Library of Medicine. Embolism and thrombosis. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.