10 Blood Clot In Arm Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #3: Pain
Pain is a common symptom of a blood clot. When the clot is small, the pain may be mild. When the clot is large or obstructs an artery, the pain can become intense and debilitating.
Arterial blood clots are much more painful as the arterial blockage decreases oxygen delivery to tissues that are supplied by the artery, resulting in loss of function and death of the tissue. Blood clots that occur in the superficial veins usually cause pain in the surrounding areas of the clot. Clots located in the deep veins typically cause more widespread pain and can affect most of the arm. The pain is usually mild in the beginning and progressively becomes more severe.
It should also be noted that sometimes blood clots are not painful at all.
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