The nickname Boilermakers goes back to 1891 when the Purdue football team defeated nearby rival Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana 44â0.
Doctors can use computed tomography (to-MOG-rah-fee) scans, or CT scans, to look for blood clots in the lungs and legs. For this test, dye is injected into a vein in your arm. The dye makes the blood vessels in your lungs and legs show up on x-ray images. You'll lie on a table, and an x-ray tube will rotate around you.
However, passing large blood clots may be a sign that something's not right. If your periods seem heavier than usual â for instance, soaking through one pad or tampon every hour for several hours, passing large blood clots, or passing many smaller blood clots in a short time â check with your doctor. Your doctor can determine if there's an underlying problem causing your heavy periods.