congenital protein c, s deficiency…

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blood clot formation, blood clots, these, inherited disorders, deficiency, the plasma proteins c, s, naturally occurring anticoagulants, prevent blood clots, affected people, at increased risk of developing blood clots, congenital protein c, s deficiency, inherited disorder that causes, abnormal blood clotting, normal blood coagulation, complex process involving, 20 different plasma proteins known, coagulation factors, a series, complex chemical reactions using these factors takes place very rapidly to form an insoluble protein, fibrin, stops bleeding, plasma proteins, proteins c, s, inhibit, reverse this process, prevent, excessive clotting, certain coagulation factors, deficient, missing, chain reaction, does not take place, in this disorder, an increased risk of clot formation, thrombosis, risk factors, an individual, family history of recurrent blood clots, in the veins, different types of genetic transmission of this disease, heterozygous, one normal gene, one defective, protein c deficiency occurs in approximately 1 in 300 members, the general population, protein s deficiency occurs in, 1 in 20,000 people, pain, tenderness in extremity, redness, swelling in affected area, same, deep venous thrombosis, deficient protein c, deficient protein s, normal thrombin time, normal prothrombin time, normal partial thromboplastin time, normal bleeding time, deep venous thrombosis includes therapy, heparin, warfarin, warfarin, given preventatively after a first clotting episode in patients identified to have this disorder, outcome, recurrences, pulmonary embolism, recurrent venous clots, recurrent pregnancy loss, childhood stroke, in rare cases, initial anticoagulation, warfarin, cause transient increased coagulation, severe skin lesions, patients, at risk, not adequately anticoagulated, heparin, prior to taking warfarin, symptoms develop, suggestive of intravenous clotting, swelling, redness, the leg, disorder is diagnosed, precautions, avoid thrombus formation in high-risk situations that promote slow movement, the blood, in the veins, occurs, prolonged bed rest, a result of an illness, surgery, hospitalization.