Blood clotting related to COVID-19. How?

 

Blood clot & Covid-19

The virus COVID-19 and its mutants have given rise to several other diseases in human community. The human is confused about how to face them? Or should say what to face now? The sudden rose of fungal infection and now blood clots formation are serious issues.

What is a blood clot?

Clotting of blood is something that is inbuilt in body so as to face injuries and protect them from foreign agents.

When any blood vessel gets injured or any accident leads to some kind of wounds on body externally, than there are certain proteins are produced which attracts the clotting factors, so as to build-up a layer of dried blood cells over the injury or wound.

This function of blood cells clumps them together which forms a clot and helps the wound to heal further without any interruptions.

Is clotting could be dangerous?

Yes, when the clotting of blood happens in the absence of any kind of wound or injury or should say when the human immune misunderstand the foreign material and starts activating the clotting cells, it behaves dangerously for human body.

The clotting of blood could restrict the flow of blood when takes place in blood vessels.

The capillaries in human body are the smallest blood vessels; they are so small in radii that even the blood cells need to pass through them in a single fine line. Clot in them could lead to serious conditions as their size and number are impossible to be handled.

Blood clotting related to COVID-19. How?

Clotting of blood is another risk posed by the corona virus. The severe inflammation due to COVID-19 triggers up the clotting system of human body and makes it active.

Here, the human immune misunderstands the internal injuries caused due to the corona virus and starts the clotting of blood treating it as some infection and thus the higher the inflammation and widespread is the clotting. 

This clotting blocks the pathways of blood, oxygen and other necessities which lead to several severe conditions like stroke or attack.

The immobility of body and inflammation favoured with weak immune creates perfect environment for blood clots in other parts like legs or lungs.

What are the symptoms of blood clots?

While very disease show some signs of their initiation, blood clots also give signs of their introduction in human body parts. Some of the symptoms of blood clots are:

·        Weakness in limbs, it may happen in single arm or leg.

·        Difficulty in speaking words normally.

·        Any type of new swelling anywhere in body.

·        Pain in chest.

·        Pain in radiating the neck.

·        Pain in jaw or back.

·        Shortness of breathe.

·        Facial drooping.

·        Discoloration in arms or legs.

Who are at high risk of blood clotting?

There are some patients already fighting with any disease are always at high risk of other diseases too as their immune is already weakened. Some of those diseases are:

·        Hospitalized ones.

·        Diabetics.

·        Obesity.

·        Heart disease.

·        High D-dimer levels.

·        COVID-19 pneumonia.

·        Cancer.

What the blood clotting may lead to?

The clotting of blood leads to life threatening effects sometimes when remains untreated especially in COVID-19 patients. The clotting may lead to:

·        Damage to brain – When the blood makes its clots in brain cells or blood vessels which are pathways for brain.

·        Pulmonary Embolism – It happens when some blood clots takes place in lungs and blocks the flow of blood to lungs. Leading to decrease the oxygen levels and severe damage to lung tissues.

·        Stroke – The Transient Ischmetic Attack or mini stroke may happen when the blood vessels to brain are blocked.

·        Heart Attack – the blood flow to heart is interrupted due to blockage and hence is the main cause of heart attack.

·        May also cause severe damage to gastrointestinal tract, kidneys or limbs.

What is the treatment for blood clots?

The researchers are still in their ongoing studies about blood clots and its treatments.

While in serious conditions of clotting the blood thinners are given to the patient, only if they are not at high bleeding risk. The blood thinners help in preventing the existing clots from getting large in size and also prevent the formation of new clots in human body, but should be given with high precaution and proper dosage.

Apart from blood thinners, other alternatives like compression socks or inflatable cushions are prescribed.

What are the preventions for blood clots?

There are some preventions, which may save one or may increase the well being in some positive way of a patient or who was a patient in near time. They are;

·        Stay active and mobile most of the time.

·        Avoid smoking.

·        Prefer to loss weight if needed.

·        Should know the side effects of medications one is going through.

·        Side effects of hormone replacement therapies should be known well in advance.

·        Proper diet and alertness are most vital.

Let’s get well together, let’s heal together from all these tough times and tough diseases.

Be Healthy. Be Safe. Be Alive.