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Why Did My Blood Clot So Quickly ?
I was having a blood culture test done today! Now seconds after the nurse took the blood it had clotted, it was so thick she couldn t plunge it into the culture bottles any idea why?
Wed, 16 Dec 2009
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tavleen's
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you have a high amount of clotting factors in your blood, this isnt abnormal or anything to worry about, you may however need to thin your blood slighty by modifying your diet, ie olive oil, red wine in small amounts etc
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