Ivy Spohnholz
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If you’ve got these symptoms, get into an urgent care as soon as possible. There are great treatments for blood clots but you’ve got to get them before the clots impact your heart.
That’s the end of this public service announcement!
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Signs and Symptoms of Blood Clots
Blood clot signs and symptoms as well as your risk for blood clots and ways to prevent blood clots.
www.stoptheclot.org
March 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
If you’ve got these symptoms, get into an urgent care as soon as possible. There are great treatments for blood clots but you’ve got to get them before the clots impact your heart.
That’s the end of this public service announcement!
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That’s the end of this public service announcement!
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Signs and symptoms cont.
Pulmonary embolism
-Sudden shortness of breath
-Chest pain that’s sharp and stabbing; may get worse with deep breath
-Rapid heart rate
-Unexplained cough, sometimes with bloody mucus
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Pulmonary embolism
-Sudden shortness of breath
-Chest pain that’s sharp and stabbing; may get worse with deep breath
-Rapid heart rate
-Unexplained cough, sometimes with bloody mucus
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March 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Signs and symptoms cont.
Pulmonary embolism
-Sudden shortness of breath
-Chest pain that’s sharp and stabbing; may get worse with deep breath
-Rapid heart rate
-Unexplained cough, sometimes with bloody mucus
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Pulmonary embolism
-Sudden shortness of breath
-Chest pain that’s sharp and stabbing; may get worse with deep breath
-Rapid heart rate
-Unexplained cough, sometimes with bloody mucus
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Signs and symptoms for blood clots:
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
-Swelling, usually in one leg (or arm)
-Leg pain or tenderness often described as a cramp or charley horse
-Reddish or bluish skin discoloration
-Leg (or arm) warm to touch
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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
-Swelling, usually in one leg (or arm)
-Leg pain or tenderness often described as a cramp or charley horse
-Reddish or bluish skin discoloration
-Leg (or arm) warm to touch
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March 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Signs and symptoms for blood clots:
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
-Swelling, usually in one leg (or arm)
-Leg pain or tenderness often described as a cramp or charley horse
-Reddish or bluish skin discoloration
-Leg (or arm) warm to touch
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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
-Swelling, usually in one leg (or arm)
-Leg pain or tenderness often described as a cramp or charley horse
-Reddish or bluish skin discoloration
-Leg (or arm) warm to touch
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However, I didn’t have any of these risk factors when I was diagnosed with both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in 2018. I only got diagnosed because I had some amazing staff and friends who encouraged me to get looked at when I was just ignoring the signs and symptoms.
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March 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
However, I didn’t have any of these risk factors when I was diagnosed with both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in 2018. I only got diagnosed because I had some amazing staff and friends who encouraged me to get looked at when I was just ignoring the signs and symptoms.
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If you take estrogen, have been hospitalized, are pregnant or just had a baby, are undergoing cancer treatments, are over 55, overweight or smoke you are at higher risk for clots. The whole list of risk factors is available here: www.stoptheclot.org/about-clots/...
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Know Your Risk
The most important thing you can do to protect yourself from blood clots is to know your risk. Learn about risk factors for blood clots here.
www.stoptheclot.org
March 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
If you take estrogen, have been hospitalized, are pregnant or just had a baby, are undergoing cancer treatments, are over 55, overweight or smoke you are at higher risk for clots. The whole list of risk factors is available here: www.stoptheclot.org/about-clots/...
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