Happy #DoctorsDay to all doctors, nurses, caregivers, and paramedics for providing exceptional care without exception.
This is also "Blood Clot Awareness Month". How many of you have had a loved one, a family member, or a friend who has been impacted with a blood clot?
Blood clots can occur in the legs when they are called deep venous thrombosis or DVTs. These blood clots can dislodge and travel to the lungs, and cause pulmonary emboli or PE.
When these clots occur in the neck and brain, they cause strokes. When these clots are superimposed on plaque, they cause heart attacks. When these clots occur in kidney failure patients on dialysis, they cause clogged hemodialysis grafts.
Kudos to all the specialist doctors involved in the care of patients with blood clots to help #StrikeOutClots. Thank you to all the doctors, nurses, and caregivers for protecting us and our families.
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