Internal Bleeding Symptoms – Symptoms, Causes and Signs
A Short Introduction
Internal bleeding means the bleeding that takes place inside the body. The internal bleeding takes place when the tissues or organs inside get ruptured and starts bleeding internally. Internal bleeding also takes place in the cavities of the body like in head, abdomen and chest. The most potential sites for internal bleeding include eye, muscles and joints and lining of the heart tissue.
One potential risk of internal bleeding is that it is very difficult to identify as there is no sign of bleeding or rupture from the outside. The first symptoms occur only after there is massive amount of blood loss and only when the blood clot is large enough to compress the organ or to make it completely dysfunctional.
When does internal bleeding occur?
Internal bleeding occurs when some artery or vein gets damage due to excessive pressure. The body allows the blood to escape out of the circulatory system and gets accumulated inside the body. The amount of damage depends upon the blood vessel or organ that supply it and as well as body’s ability to repair it. The repair mechanism is heralded by the clotting system and the ability of the body to decrease the blood flow by going into spasm.
Who are most susceptible?
Some people are genetically born with blood clotting system. Those who suffer from Haemophilia and von Willebrand disease can suffer internal bleeding even from minor injuries. Also patients taking anti-clotting medication like warfarin (Comadin), heparin or aspirin, or clopidogrel (Plavix) are more prone to internal bleeding than persons who are not taking any such medication.
The Signs and Symptoms of Internal Bleeding
The symptoms of internal bleeding depend upon where the bleeding occurs and to what extend bleeding has occurred and how much of the structure and function it has affected. Most often internal bleeding can be diagnosed by constant pain and irritation with swelling and inflammation in that area.
The intracranial bleeding which occurs from trauma or leakage of aneurysm tissue often causes pain and also affects the mental function of the body. Comparatively, this bleeding is easier to recognize as patients often shows signs of confusion, stroke, and weakness with blurred speech and loss of vision.
Intra-abdominal Bleeding is the worst kind of internal bleeding as it is not easily recognizable and the patient always understands it only at the progressive stage and has suffered enough blood loss. The early symptoms of this bleeding are light-headedness, weakness, shortness in breathe and sudden decrease in blood pressure. The symptoms also depend upon the abdomen area where the bleeding occurs.
Internal bleeding in the kidney or bladder can be diagnosed by the blood seen in the urine. Bleeding may occur deep within the muscles or joints due to muscle injury. Symptoms include pain and inflammation of joint with sudden numbness. In case of internal bleeding in the joints there is sudden loss of sensation and the patient will not be able to move the joints.
Internal bleeding means the bleeding that takes place inside the body. The internal bleeding takes place when the tissues or organs inside get ruptured and starts bleeding internally. Internal bleeding also takes place in the cavities of the body like in head, abdomen and chest. The most potential sites for internal bleeding include eye, muscles and joints and lining of the heart tissue.
One potential risk of internal bleeding is that it is very difficult to identify as there is no sign of bleeding or rupture from the outside. The first symptoms occur only after there is massive amount of blood loss and only when the blood clot is large enough to compress the organ or to make it completely dysfunctional.
When does internal bleeding occur?
Internal bleeding occurs when some artery or vein gets damage due to excessive pressure. The body allows the blood to escape out of the circulatory system and gets accumulated inside the body. The amount of damage depends upon the blood vessel or organ that supply it and as well as body’s ability to repair it. The repair mechanism is heralded by the clotting system and the ability of the body to decrease the blood flow by going into spasm.
Who are most susceptible?
Some people are genetically born with blood clotting system. Those who suffer from Haemophilia and von Willebrand disease can suffer internal bleeding even from minor injuries. Also patients taking anti-clotting medication like warfarin (Comadin), heparin or aspirin, or clopidogrel (Plavix) are more prone to internal bleeding than persons who are not taking any such medication.
The Signs and Symptoms of Internal Bleeding
The symptoms of internal bleeding depend upon where the bleeding occurs and to what extend bleeding has occurred and how much of the structure and function it has affected. Most often internal bleeding can be diagnosed by constant pain and irritation with swelling and inflammation in that area.
The intracranial bleeding which occurs from trauma or leakage of aneurysm tissue often causes pain and also affects the mental function of the body. Comparatively, this bleeding is easier to recognize as patients often shows signs of confusion, stroke, and weakness with blurred speech and loss of vision.
Intra-abdominal Bleeding is the worst kind of internal bleeding as it is not easily recognizable and the patient always understands it only at the progressive stage and has suffered enough blood loss. The early symptoms of this bleeding are light-headedness, weakness, shortness in breathe and sudden decrease in blood pressure. The symptoms also depend upon the abdomen area where the bleeding occurs.
Internal bleeding in the kidney or bladder can be diagnosed by the blood seen in the urine. Bleeding may occur deep within the muscles or joints due to muscle injury. Symptoms include pain and inflammation of joint with sudden numbness. In case of internal bleeding in the joints there is sudden loss of sensation and the patient will not be able to move the joints.
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