The enzyme streptokinase may be given to help dissolve the renal clot. Anticoagulant medications are usually prescribed to prevent clots from recurring.
Deep vein thrombosis can be prevented through prophylactic anticoagulant drugs and venous stasis prevention with gradient elastic stockings and intermittent pneumatic compression of the legs.
A deep vein thrombosis is caused by a large blood clot that usually forms in the back of the knee & may also form in the pelvic region. If this clot breaks free it can travel up the blood stream...
Doctors will put you on some kind of anti coagulation therapy to prevent more clotting. Usually a brief course of heparin then warfarin. If you have or suspect a DVT you need to see a doctor DVT's...