blood thinner
Reduces clotting tendency
A blood thinner is a medication that reduces the blood's ability to clot, used to prevent strokes, heart attacks, and dangerous clots in veins or arteries.
The term is informal—medically, these drugs are anticoagulants or antiplatelets, which work differently but share the goal of keeping blood flowing freely: My doctor put me on blood thinners after the surgery.
Clot-preventing medication
- heparinSubstance preventing coagulation
- aspirinAcetylsalicylic acid tablet
- antiplateletClumping-cell inhibitor
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
thrombolytic · INR · half-life
Liquid solidifying into mass
- clottingBlood solidifying process
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- fibrinClot-forming protein
- thrombinSerine protease enabling coagulation
hemostasis · factor Xa · prothrombin · clot formation · viscosity
Blood loss from injury
- bruisingCausing tissue discoloration
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- nosebleedNasal blood flow
- internal bleedingBlood pooling inside tissues
drug interaction · grapefruit · vitamin K · leafy greens · alcohol · fall risk · reversal · antidote
Sudden brain blood blockage
- atrial fibrillationDisorganized cardiac rhythm disorder
- deep vein thrombosisClot in leg vessel
- pulmonary embolismClot blocking lung artery
- thromboembolismClot obstructing blood flow
Wristband listing health conditions
- dietary restrictionsRules governing permissible eating
- contact sportsGames permitting physical engagement
- compression stockingsGraduated-pressure leg garments
warfarin
Clot-preventing medication
- heparinSubstance preventing coagulation
- aspirinAcetylsalicylic acid tablet
- antiplateletClumping-cell inhibitor
coagulation
Liquid solidifying into mass
- clottingBlood solidifying process
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- fibrinClot-forming protein
thrombin · hemostasis · factor Xa · prothrombin · clot formation · viscosity
bleeding
Blood loss from injury
- bruisingCausing tissue discoloration
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- nosebleedNasal blood flow
internal bleeding · drug interaction · grapefruit · vitamin K · leafy greens · alcohol · fall risk · reversal · antidote · monitoring
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
- atrial fibrillationDisorganized cardiac rhythm disorder
- deep vein thrombosisClot in leg vessel
- pulmonary embolismClot blocking lung artery
medical alert bracelet
Wristband listing health conditions
- dietary restrictionsRules governing permissible eating
- contact sportsGames permitting physical engagement
- compression stockingsGraduated-pressure leg garments
- Medicinespill, tablet, aspirin, tablets, penicillin
- injectablesvaccine, filler, insulin, dermal filler, epidural
- clot preventionanticoagulants, clot prevention, stroke prevention, heparin, warfarin
- blood clottingfibrin, thrombin, prothrombin, fibrinogen, platelet
- medicationspills, Tylenol, capsules, tablets, Xanax
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
blood thinnercoagulant
Agent inducing clotting
thrombin · fibrinogen · vitamin K · clotting factor · styptic