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What is a Doppler Ultrasound?

Generally, it helps to wear loose-fitting clothes to the test, though your doctor may ask you to change into a gown. For a Doppler ultrasound on yo...

Blood Clots

Blood clots are healthy and lifesaving when they stop bleeding. The tough fibrin strands dissolve, and your blood takes back the platelets and cell...

What is Antiphospholipid Syndrome?

Blood clots are the most common symptom of APS. APS affects five times as many women as men. Women with APS can have a hard time getting pregnant, ...

Thrombophlebitis

Thrombophlebitis is when a blood clot forms in one of your veins and slows the blood flow in the vein. It's a blood clot in a vein deep in your bod...

Blood Thinner Basics

These keep your blood from clotting, or turning into solid clumps of cells that stick together. But they do keep blood from forming new clots. They...