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New page: * Post-mortem clots arise when blood clots within the vessels after death. * Must be distinguished from thrombosis. ** Unlike thrombi, post-mortem clots are not attached to the vessel wall...
* Post-mortem clots arise when blood clots within the vessels after death.
* Must be distinguished from thrombosis.
** Unlike thrombi, post-mortem clots are not attached to the vessel wall,
** They have a slimy suface.
** There is separation of the red cell content by gravitation.
*** Upper portion is cell free and is a pale cloudy colour - "chicken fat clot".
*** Lower portion is rich in red blood cells - "redcurrant jelly clot".
* The development of post mortem clots is a highly variable phenomenon.
** Activation of the fibrinolytic system prior to, or immediately after death may prevent clotting.
* Must be distinguished from thrombosis.
** Unlike thrombi, post-mortem clots are not attached to the vessel wall,
** They have a slimy suface.
** There is separation of the red cell content by gravitation.
*** Upper portion is cell free and is a pale cloudy colour - "chicken fat clot".
*** Lower portion is rich in red blood cells - "redcurrant jelly clot".
* The development of post mortem clots is a highly variable phenomenon.
** Activation of the fibrinolytic system prior to, or immediately after death may prevent clotting.