Embolism WisdomCard™

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  1. Wikipedia: Embolism en.wikipedia.org - Embolism
  2. YourTotalHealth: Information on Embolism yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com - Information on Embolism
  3. MedlinePlus: Pulmonary Embolism nlm.nih.gov - Pulmonary Embolism
  4. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: What is Pulmonary Embolism? nhlbi.nih.gov - What is Pulmonary Embolism?
  5. EMedicine: Pulmonary Embolism Article emedicine.com - Pulmonary Embolism Article
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Research Notes on Embolism

An embolism happens when a mass moves from one part of the body, and causes a blockage in a blood vessel in another part of the body.1 These masses could be, for example, a blood clot or air bubble.2 The type of embolism is classified by the type of material causing the blockage.1 A pulmonary embolism is the blockage of an artery in the lungs.3

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  • Embolisms may also be caused by fat droplets, pus, small pieces of tissue, foreign materials or amniotic fluid.1
  • Whatever the mass, it has 3 possible pathways: anterograde, retrograde, and paradoxical.1
  • An embolism can result in symptoms ranging from none to life threatening, depending on the size of the emboli and the vein blocked.2
  • A minimum of 100,000 cases of pulmonary embolism occur in the U.S. each year.3

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wikipedia: Embolism
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 YourTotalHealth: Embolism Summary
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHLBI: What is Pulmonary Embolism?

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