When a person is physically injured, the external layer of the involved skin is usually torn apart, causing it to bleed. In order to stop the bleeding, a number of proteins and other different blood particles start to work together in forming a blood clot with the common purpose of stopping blood loss. The process, … Continue reading “10 Blood Clotting Disorders”
Antithrombin is also known as Antithrombin III or AT 3, a small protein molecule that plays an important role in helping to control blood clotting in the body by inhibitory regulation of thrombin. It is a natural blood thinner produced by the liver. Thrombin is one of the clotting factors that help the body avoid the … Continue reading “10 Essentials About Antithrombin III”
Blood platelets are very small fragments that circulate in the bloodstream along with RBCs and WBCs. The blood platelets work with clotting factors in the plasma to form blood clots needed to stop or prevent bleeding. Plasma is the fluid portion of the blood. It comprises protein, salt, antibodies, and coagulation factors. White blood cells (WBCs) fight … Continue reading “5 Uses Of Blood Platelets In Patients”
A blood clot in the foot may sound like a common experience but at a given period, it can prove to be perilous to health. In some cases, when the condition remains unresolved for a long period of time or the blood clot becomes unable to dissolve completely in itself, it may disintegrate and move into other organs … Continue reading “10 Signs of Blood Clot in Foot”
Thromboplastin is an enzyme that helps in blood coagulation with a function of catalyzing prothrombin to thrombin conversion. It is a very intricate enzyme that can be found in diverse tissues including the lung, brains, and more predominantly the blood platelets. Thromboplastin was being originally extracted from placental resources to be used as a lab … Continue reading “10 Essentials About Thromboplastin”
What is Internal Bleeding? Internal bleeding involves the loss of blood that takes place inside the body. Due to the nature of occurrence in which, happening inside the body and usually in lesser amounts, it may take quite some time before the bleeding will be noticed. When the bleeding is rapid or intense, swelling may occur. … Continue reading “10 Signs of Internal Bleeding”
Platelets play a critical role in the blood clotting process. The number of platelets in the blood is referred to as platelet count and normally ranges from 150,000 to 450,000 per one millionth of a liter of blood. A platelet count with less than 150,000 per microliter of blood is termed as thrombocytopenia while a … Continue reading “10 Platelet Donation Facts”
