Depending on the type of blood clot you may have, different tests may be performed.
Diagnosis
Blood clots can affect people of any age, gender, race, or ethnicity.
Risk factors are things that increase your chances of developing a disease. Known risk factors for blood clots include:
- A hospital stay
- Surgery
- Major trauma, such as a car accident, fall, or head injury
- Infection
- Inflammatory or autoimmune disease
- Active cancer/chemotherapy
- Estrogen-containing birth control pills and hormone replacement therapies
- Pregnancy
- Obesity
- Leg paralysis
- History of heart attack or stroke
- Prior blood clot(s)
- Family history of blood clots
- Genetic or acquired clotting disorders
- Immobility (limited movement), including:
- Being on bedrest
- Being sedentary, meaning that you sit most of the day and are not physically active
- Traveling for long periods of time (4+ hours on a plane, car, or train)
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