what are the signs and symptoms of blood clots in the lungs?
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['Rapid or irregular heartbeat.', 'Lightheadedness or dizziness.', 'Excessive sweating.', 'Fever.', 'Leg pain or swelling, or both, usually in the calf caused by a deep vein thrombosis.', 'Clammy or discolored skin (cyanosis)']
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If the clot is small, it might not cause any symptoms. If it's medium-sized, it can cause chest pain and breathing difficulties. A large clot can cause the lungs to collapse, resulting in heart failure, which can be fatal. About one in 10 people with an untreated DVT develops a severe pulmonary embolism.
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['a persistent cough.', 'coughing up yellow or green phlegm (thick mucus), or coughing up blood.', 'breathlessness or rapid and shallow breathing.', 'wheezing.', 'a high temperature (fever)', 'a rapid heartbeat.', 'chest pain or tightness.', 'feeling confused and disorientated.']
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['Shortness of breath.', 'A persistent, dry cough.', 'Loss of appetite with weight loss.', 'Fingertips and toes that appear wider and rounder than normal (clubbing)', 'Chest tightness or pain.']
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['Blood clots in the legs that may travel to the lungs.', 'Breathing problems.', 'Infection, including in the surgical wound, lungs (pneumonia), bladder, or kidney.', 'Blood loss.', 'Heart attack or stroke during surgery.', 'Reactions to medicines.']
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Blood clots can be dangerous. Blood clots that form in the veins in your legs, arms, and groin can break loose and move to other parts of your body, including your lungs. A blood clot in your lungs is called a pulmonary embolism (POOL-mo-nar-e EM-bo-liz-em). If this happens, your life can be in danger.
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['throbbing or cramping pain, swelling, redness and warmth in a leg or arm.', 'sudden breathlessness, sharp chest pain (may be worse when you breathe in) and a cough or coughing up blood.']
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What are the symptoms of a pulmonary embolism (PE)? Half the people who have pulmonary embolism have no symptoms. If you do have symptoms, they can include shortness of breath, chest pain or coughing up blood. Symptoms of a blood clot include warmth, swelling, pain, tenderness and redness of the leg.
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['Shortness of breath.', 'Coughing.', 'Heavy sputum.', 'Fever and chills.', 'Chest pain that is worse when you breathe or cough.', 'Nausea and vomiting (less common)']
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['Cough, which may produce greenish, yellow or even bloody mucus.', 'Fever, sweating and shaking chills.', 'Shortness of breath.', 'Rapid, shallow breathing.', 'Sharp or stabbing chest pain that gets worse when you breathe deeply or cough.', 'Loss of appetite, low energy, and fatigue.']
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['Shortness of breath (dyspnea) when you exert yourself or when you lie down.', 'Fatigue and weakness.', 'Swelling (edema) in your legs, ankles and feet.', 'Rapid or irregular heartbeat.', 'Reduced ability to exercise.', 'Persistent cough or wheezing with white or pink blood-tinged phlegm.', 'Increased need to urinate at night.']
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['Fatigue.', 'Cough.', 'Shortness of breath.', 'Chest pain, if a tumor spreads to the lining of the lung or other parts of the body near the lungs.', 'Loss of appetite.', 'Coughing up phlegm or mucus.', 'Coughing up blood.', 'Unintentional weight loss.']
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In most cases, pulmonary embolism is caused by blood clots that travel to the lungs from deep veins in the legs or, rarely, from veins in other parts of the body (deep vein thrombosis). Because the clots block blood flow to the lungs, pulmonary embolism can be life-threatening.
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The signs and symptoms of a DVT include: Swelling, usually in one leg (or arm) Leg pain or tenderness often described as a cramp or Charley horse. Reddish or bluish skin discoloration.
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['breathlessness or shortness of breath.', 'fatigue.', 'rapid or irregular heartbeats (palpitations)', 'lack of appetite or nausea.', 'dizziness or light-headedness.', 'fluid buildup and swelling.', 'weight gain.', 'chest pain.']
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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot forms in one of the deep veins of your body, usually in your legs, but sometimes in your arm. The signs and symptoms of a DVT include: Swelling, usually in one leg (or arm) Leg pain or tenderness often described as a cramp or Charley horse.
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Blood clots in your legs or arms. These clots can move to your lungs and block blood flow, which prevents oxygen from traveling through your body. * Symptoms of blood clots can include: shortness of breath.