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- angiography
- the repair of a blood vessel by stitching
- angioma
- an abnormal growth produced by the formation of new blood vessels
- angioplasty
- surgical repair to widen a blood vessel
- bypass
- an alternative channel from one blood vessel to another to get around a blockage
- capillaries
- small blood vessels
- cerebral thrombosis
- a blood clot in the brain
- clot
- a thick mass of liquid stuck together
- crossmatch
- a blood test to see if a transfusion is possible
- DVT (deep vein thrombosis)
- a venal clot normally occurring in the leg
- embolus
- a blockage formed by a blood clot, foreign object, or other bodily substance getting stuck in a blood vessel
- erythrocytes
- oxygen carrying cells in the blood
- extravasation
- leakage of blood into tissue
- hematemesis
- the vomiting of blood
- hemolysis
- the rupture of red blood cells
- hemorrhage
- an escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel.
- hemostasis
- the stopping of bleeding
- plasma
- the colorless, fluid part of blood
- pulmonary embolism
- a blood clot in the lungs
- thrombus
- an unwanted clot formed in the vascular system which reduces the flow of blood
- uremia
- the accumulation of poisons in the blood after kidney failure
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Angiography was used to stop the leakage of the blood vessel.
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Angiomas are benign growths which are normally harmless.
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As angioplasties are such common procedures, the risk of complications is minimal.
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The surgeons fitted an artificial bypass during the surgery.
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The red lines on his cheeks and nose indicated that some of the capillaries had burst.
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Cerebral thrombosis is an unusual form of stroke as it affects younger people more than older.
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A blood clot forms to try to repair damage to a blood vessel.
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All of the family had a crossmatch test carried out to check for a viable donor.
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The largest risk of deep vein thrombosis is that the clot will move to the heart or brain.
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He takes anticoagulants to prevent an embolus from forming in his lungs.
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A deficiency in erythrocytes can cause fatigue and dizziness.
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Redness and blistering are common signs that extravasation is taking place.
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Severe loss of blood from hematemesis can cause a patient to go into shock.
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Hemolysis can decrease accuracy in potassium tests.
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The injury caused a massive hemorrhage in the brain.
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As he was losing a lot of blood, hemostasis was the main priority.
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Plasma transfusions are used to replace blood proteins and prevent bleeding.
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Patients with a high likelihood of pulmonary embolisms should undergo diagnostic imaging.
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Smokers have an increased risk of developing an intravascular thrombus.
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Chronic kidney disease causes uremia.