Deep Vein Thrombosis DVT Homeopathic Treatment

Following is a list of Causes factors that increase the risk of developing DVT Deep Vein Thrombosis:

Injury to a vein, often caused by:

Fractures,

Severe muscle injury, or

Major surgery (particularly involving the abdomen, pelvis, hip, or legs).

Slow blood flow, often caused by:

Confinement to bed

(e.g., due to a medical condition or after surgery);

Limited movement (e.g., a cast on a leg to help heal an injured bone);

Sitting for a long time, especially with crossed legs; or

Paralysis.

Increased estrogen, often caused by:

Birth control pills

Hormone replacement therapy, sometimes used after menopause

Pregnancy, for up to 3 months after giving birth

Certain chronic medical illnesses, such as:

Heart disease

Lung disease

Cancer and its treatment

Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis)

Other factors that increase the risk of DVT include:

Previous DVT or PE

Family history of DVT or PE

Age (risk increases as age increases)

Obesity

A catheter located in a central vein

Inherited clotting disorders

About half of people with DVT have no symptoms at all. The following are the most common symptoms of DVT that occur in the affected part of the body:

Swelling

Pain

Tenderness

Redness of the skin

If you have any of these symptoms, you should see your doctor as soon as possible.

Pulmonary Embolism PE

You can have a PE without any symptoms of a DVT.

Signs and symptoms of Pulmonary Embolism PE can include

Difficulty breathing

Faster than normal or irregular heart beat

Chest pain or discomfort, which usually worsens with a deep breath or coughing

Coughing up blood

Very low blood pressure, lightheadedness, or fainting

If you have any of these symptoms, you should seek medical help immediately.

Labs and Tests

Your doctor may order blood tests to determine if you have inherited a blood disorder associated with DVT and PE. The blood tests are also used to measure carbon dioxide and oxygen levels. A blood clot in the lungs can lower oxygen levels in the blood.1 

 D-dimer test is usually used to rule out DVT in people with a low or intermediate risk for the condition. The test indicates whether you have elevated levels of D-dimer, a protein fragment that's left over from a clot once it's formed. If your D-dimer test is not elevated, chances are you do not have DVT.

Ultrasound

This is typically the preferred option for diagnosis. A venous ultrasound is usually done on people who have a history of DVT and are taking blood thinners and those who have a positive D-dimer test.

There are different types of venous ultrasonography:

Compression ultrasound (B-mode imaging): Similar to the duplex ultrasonography, compression ultrasound is a variation of the commonly-used medical ultrasound technique (also known as an “echo” test). 

Duplex ultrasound (B-mode imaging and Doppler waveform analysis): Duplex ultrasonography uses high-frequency sound waves to visualize the flow of blood in the veins. It can detect blood clots in the deep veins and is one of the quickest, most painless, reliable, and noninvasive ways to diagnose DVT.2 The duplex ultrasonography also includes a color-flow Doppler analysis.

Color Doppler imaging: This produces a 2-D image of the blood vessels. With a Doppler analysis, a doctor can see the structure of the vessels, where the clot is located, and the blood flow. The Doppler ultrasound can also estimate how quickly blood is flowing and reveal where it slows down and stops. As the transducer is moved, it creates an image of the area. 

The reliability of these tests varies. For example, compression ultrasounds are best for detecting DVT in proximal deep veins, like femoral and popliteal veins (thighs), but duplex ultrasound and color Doppler imaging are best for DVT of the calf and iliac veins (pelvis).

Venogram

In the past, making a firm diagnosis of DVT required performing a venogram. With a venogram, a contrast iodine-based dye is injected into a large vein in the foot or ankle, so doctors can see the veins in the legs and hips. X-ray images are made of the dye flowing through the veins toward the heart. This allows for doctors and medical professionals to see major obstructions to the leg vein.

This invasive test can be painful and entails certain risks, such as infection, so doctors generally prefer to use the duplex ultrasonography method.2

However, some doctors will use a venogram for people who have had a history of DVT. Because blood vessels and veins in these individuals are likely damaged from previous clots, a duplex ultrasonography won't be able to detect a new clot like a venogram can.

MRI and CT Scans

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scans can create images of the organs and tissues in the body, as well as veins and clots. While useful, they are generally used in conjunction with other tests to diagnose DVT.

Lung Ventilation-Perfusion Scans; Pulmonary Angiography

If a CPTA isn't available, you might get a lung ventilation-perfusion scan or a pulmonary angiography.2

With the lung ventilation-perfusion scan, a radioactive substance shows the blood flow and oxygenation of the lungs. If you have a blood clot, the scan might show normal amounts of oxygen but slowed blood flow in parts of the lungs that have clotted vessels.

With a pulmonary angiography, a catheter from the groin injects a contrast dye into the blood vessels, which allows doctors to take X-ray images and follow the path of the dye to check for blockages. 

Impedance Plethysmography

Impedance plethysmography is another non-invasive test for diagnosing DVT. While this test is reliable, many hospitals do not have the equipment or the expertise readily available to perform this test efficiently.

In impedance plethysmography, a cuff (similar to a blood pressure cuff) is placed around the thigh and inflated in order to compress the leg veins. The volume of the calf is then measured (by means of electrodes that are placed there). When the cuff deflates, it allows the blood that had been "trapped" in the calf to flow out th

To avoid discomfort, pain, itching, ulceration, bleeding and unwanted progress of the DVT Deep vein thrombosis, management and treatment should be taken accordingly, at the earliest. Varicose veins usually tend to get worse over time and become more persistent unless otherwise cared-for. Best of all the medicines is elevation of the leg, exercise, rest, water and salt restricted diet, without which no treatment will be helpful.
Any type of localised approach or treatment will usually suppress/mask the complaint for the time being only. Wearing stockings or crepe bandage will arrest further progress of distension or DVT Deep vein thrombosis, and it does not help in reduction of the size of DVT Deep vein thrombosis. Also, one should be aware of recurrences of DVT Deep vein thrombosis even after surgical intervention. This confirms that the cause is not localised and it is the effect of internal circulatory or other systemic diseases. So the cause must be analysed completely and treated accordingly.
Homoeopathy medicines are very effective in management of DVT Deep vein thrombosis without any painful interventions. But treatment should be started at the earliest to cure it completely or otherwise, it can only be maintained. Homeopathy medicines should be administered after proper analysis of the disease (nature and origin) and sufferings. Homeopathy usually cares both for the patient’s feelings as well as the disease symptoms.