How to understand that a dangerous blood clot has formed in the chest
The appearance of a blood clot is always a serious danger to a person’s health and life.
But how do you know that a blood clot has appeared in the lung? Cardiologist Olga Bokeria spoke about this in more detail, writes " Doctor Peter ".
Difficulties usually arise during the initial diagnosis.
If treatment is not started in time, the blood clot may move to the pulmonary artery.
But what can cause the problem? First of all, we are talking about obesity, problems with blood vessels, injuries, and so on.
Symptoms
Bokeria noted that in most cases the patient begins to complain of chest pain, difficulty breathing, coughing, anxiety, and rapid breathing.
In addition, as the specialist added, fainting, sweating, and hemoptysis are possible.
Sometimes the legs may swell. This may be accompanied by tachycardia, increased body temperature and thrombophlebitis.
If you have such symptoms, you should seek help from a doctor. There is no time to waste.
