APR 10, to clot, or not: Virchow's triad

a) Reprise of material posted on April 10 in previous years ...

2020: wordplay, Claire's celerity (illustrated poem  - 'brief saga'))
2021: gun control, bipolar illness (illustrated poem - 'brief saga') 
2022: classic languages, Anglo-Latin and -Greek (poem - 'brief saga')
2023: hellenophilia, Dodecanese Islands, (illustrated poem - 'brief saga')

b) Today's Offering (Apr 10, 2024): 

Authors' Note:  

stasis: an absence of flow, or markedly reduced flow

deep venous thrombosis (DVT): a condition in which clots form in the deep veins, usually of the calves; the disorder often produces symptoms, but may be silent

The above verse conjures studies of factors in causation of DVT more than a century ago by Rudolf Virchow (FEER-koh), the famed German pathologist, that eventually resulted in the concept 'Virchow's triad'. The modern triad includes the elements of venous stasis, increased coagulability of the blood, and damage to the local endothelium (lining of the blood vessels). 

You can view these verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'To Clot, or Not to Clot' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE!