Differentiate between blood clotting and thrombosis.

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E
6th Edition
ISBN:9781133893943
Author:ESTRIDGE
Publisher:ESTRIDGE
Chapter2: Basic Hematology
Section2.11: Abnormalities In Blood Cell Morphology
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Differentiate between blood clotting and thrombosis.

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Thrombosis is the formation of blood clot inside a blood vessel,which causes obstruction of flow of blood through the circulatory system.

 

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Blood clotting is natural mechanism of body which occurs in response to an injury to prevent the excessive bleeding.

Cause of blood clotting: Activation of coagulation cascade after an injury

Cause of thrombosis: Virchow's triad which includes :

  • Hypercoagulability
  • Venous stasis
  • Endothelium injury
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