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globule (fat
embolism), a
bubble of air or
other gas (gas
embolism),
amniotic fluid (amniotic
fluid embolism), or
foreign material. An
embolism can cause...
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Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a
blockage of an
artery in the
lungs by a
substance that has
moved from
elsewhere in the body
through the
bloodstream (
embolism). Symptoms...
- An air
embolism, also
known as a gas
embolism, is a
blood vessel blockage caused by one or more
bubbles of air or
other gas in the
circulatory system....
- An
amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a life-threatening
childbirth (obstetric)
emergency in
which amniotic fluid enters the
blood stream of the mother,...
- Fat
embolism syndrome occurs when fat
enters the
blood stream (fat
embolism) and
results in symptoms.
Symptoms generally begin within a day. This may...
- A
septic embolism is a type of
embolism that is
infected with bacteria,
resulting in the
formation of pus.
These may
become dangerous if
dislodged from...
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Arterial embolism is a
sudden interruption of
blood flow to an
organ or body part due to an
embolus adhering to the wall of an
artery blocking the flow...
- as an "
embolism." An
embolism can
cause ischemia—damage to an
organ from lack of oxygen. A
paradoxical embolism is a
specific type of
embolism in which...
- Look up intercalation or
embolism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Intercalation or
embolism in
timekeeping is the
insertion of a leap day, w****, or...
- Look up
embolism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Embolism may
refer to:
Embolism, when an
object (the embolus)
migrates from one part of the body (through...
