MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Blood thinners limit coagulation, which prevents blood clots from forming. These medications include anticoagulants and antiplatelets. While blood thinners don’t actually thin or change the viscosity of blood, their ability to prevent clotting can help protect people from strokes and heart attacks.

Detailed explanation-2: -Viscosity of blood has a drastic effect on the flow and pressure of blood. More viscous blood offers more resistance to the flow, and thus blood flow is reduced due to the increase in total peripheral resistance (TPR). Hence, this also increases the pressure of the blood.

Detailed explanation-3: -Increased viscosity increases the resistance to blood flow and increases the work of the heart and impairs organ perfusion. Some patients with anemia have low hematocrits, and therefore reduced blood viscosities. Another important factor that influences blood viscosity is temperature.

Detailed explanation-4: -I can see where you might think that a blood thinner may also help lower your pressure. But no, there is no medication that substantially does both. You or somebody you know may be on both. High blood pressure that’s been poorly controlled can lead to a condition called atrial fibrillation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pentoxifylline is used to improve blood flow in patients with circulation problems to reduce aching, cramping, and tiredness in the hands and feet. It works by decreasing the thickness (viscosity) of blood. This change allows your blood to flow more easily, especially in the small blood vessels of the hands and feet.