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	Embolism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In medicine, an embolism occurs when an object (the embolus, plural emboli) migrates from one part of the body (through circulation) and cause(s) a blockage (occlusion) of a blood vessel in another part of the body.
		Assuming a normal circulation, a thrombus or other embolus formed in a systemic vein will always impact in the lungs, after passing through the right side of the heart.
		An embolus landing in the brain from either the heart or a carotid artery will likely cause an ischemic stroke.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Embolus (422 words)

	Healthopedia.com - Pulmonary Embolus (Lung Embolus)
		When an embolus occurs in the veins that lead to the lungs, it is called a pulmonary embolus.
		The embolus travels through the bloodstream until it reaches a blood vessel to the lungs that is too narrow.
		Since deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is the most common cause of pulmonary embolus, factors that increase the risk of DVT are also risk factors for pulmonary embolus.
	www.healthopedia.com /pulmonary-embolus (602 words)

	Pulmonary Embolus
		Pulmonary embolus, put simply, is "body friendly blood cells getting together for some sort of a meeting and forming a thrombus; and this thrombus suddenly decides to go out for a roller coaster ride in the vasculature", which for 10% of people turns out to be fatal.
		Pulmonary embolus, put simply, is “body friendly blood cells getting together for some sort of a meeting and forming a thrombus; and this thrombus suddenly decides to go out for a roller coaster ride in the vasculature”, which for 10% of people turns out to be fatal.
		This embolus fortunately in a large majority of cases is clinically not very significant; but in unfortunate few, pulmonary infarction occurs.
	www.ispub.com /ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijim/vol2n2/pe.xml (1966 words)

	Recanalization by Mechanical Embolus Disruption during Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis in the Carotid Territory -- ...
		embolus in the M3 segment of the parietal artery.
		Distal M4 segment of the angular artery is persistently occluded by the fragmented embolus (arrowhead).
		Dislodgment of the embolus from the distal ICA to the mid-M1 segment is indicated.
	www.ajnr.org /cgi/content/full/25/8/1391 (5944 words)

	Embolus definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Embolus: Something that travels through the bloodstream, lodges in a blood vessel and blocks it.
		Examples of emboli are a detached blood clot, a clump of bacteria, and foreign material such as air.
		A pulmonary embolus is a blood clot that has been carried through the blood into the pulmonary artery (the main blood vessel from the heart to the lung) or one of its branches, plugging that vessel.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3224 (228 words)

	AllRefer.com - embolus (Pathology) - Encyclopedia
		It may be a portion of a clot that has separated from the wall of a vessel (see thrombosis), a bubble of gas or air (known as an air embolus), a globule of fat, a clump of bacterial matter, or a clump of tumor cells.
		An embolus in one of the vessels leading to the lungs, brain, or heart, if large enough, can be fatal; in an arm or leg it may lead to gangrene and, ultimately, the need for amputation.
		Emergency surgical removal is usually the treatment of choice for a solid embolus.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/E/embolus.html (225 words)

	Embolus / Emboli
		An embolus is most often a particle or piece of a blood clot, or plaque that has broken loose from a blood vessel wall and is being carried down the vessel by the flow of blood.
		As the embolus flows down the vessel it is carried into small branches of the blood vessel and can eventually block the flow of blood in the vessel.
		For example, an embolus to the brain can cause a stroke, while an embolus to the lungs, if large enough, can cause cardiac arrest and can result in death.
	www.surgery.usc.edu /divisions/ct/zglossary-embolus.html (128 words)

	Pediatric Stroke Center
		If an embolus comes into the right side of the heart from another part of the body (like the leg), that embolus could not go to the brain because blood on the right side of the heart only goes to the lungs.
		An embolus can only go to the brain if it comes from the left side of the heart, which pumps blood to all parts of the body.
		Because the embolus is floating in blood that is pumped from the left side of the heart to all parts of the body, it can travel to any part of the body.
	www.strokecenter.org /peds/ischemic3.html (990 words)

	Pulmonary embolism
		This means that most people who have had even a small pulmonary embolus need to go to hospital as an emergency to confirm the diagnosis and to start treatment.
		It is not easy to tell the difference between an embolus in your lung and a heart attack coronary thrombosis.
		Following a pulmonary embolus, a search should be made for any conditions which increase the risk of further episodes, such as Hughes' syndrome.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /diseases/facts/pulmonaryembolism.htm (684 words)

	Embolus of the Endocardium
		•Note huge obstructive embolus (arrow) jammed into trabeculae carnae and carnae and folded into the shape of a letter "U".
		It is 1 cm in diameter and 8 cm in length, corresponding to the size of some leg veins, which can be larger.
		•Embolus may be folded on itself if completely occluding artery with a greater diameter.
	pathweb.uchc.edu /eAtlas/CV/286.HTM (432 words)

	Healthopedia.com - Pulmonary Embolus: Treatment & Monitoring (Lung Embolus)
		If the pulmonary embolus is caused by a DVT, bed rest and elevating the leg can help reduce the swelling and pain.
		For example, a woman who recovers from a fluid embolus during pregnancy is free to return to normal activities.
		If the cause of an embolus is a blood clot, a person usually needs to take blood thinners, such as warfarin.
	www.healthopedia.com /pulmonary-embolus/treatment.html (489 words)

	RedOrbit - Health - Hunting the Pulmonary Embolus ; My Emotional Reaction to This Killer is Excessive and Beyond the ...
		In a pulmonary embolus, a blood clot travels from somewhere in the body through the veins, ending up where all the veins end up: in the right side of the heart.
		From there it is pumped at high speed right into the lungs, where it lodges across some or all of the arteries leading into the lungs.
		When a severe embolus occurs, it hurts, and creates mind- squeezing anxiety, and cuts off oxygen to the body, and sometimes kills people, and sometimes the death is instantaneous.
	www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=106081 (808 words)

	Isolated Subsegmental Pulmonary Embolus Diagnosed by Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography -- Schoepf and Costello 109 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		embolus (arrows) in the posterior basal subdivision of the left
		Isolated peripheral pulmonary embolus in subsegmental pulmonary artery in lower lobe of left lung is visualized on transaxial CT section.
		Isolated peripheral pulmonary embolus in subsegmental pulmonary artery in lower lobe of left lung is visualized on oblique-sagittal multiplanar reformat.
	circ.ahajournals.org /cgi/content/full/109/19/e220?etoc (345 words)

	ENLmedical.com: Conditions And Concerns: Medical Encyclopedia: Pulmonary embolus
		Pulmonary emboli are caused by clots from the venous circulation, from the right side of the heart, from tumors that have invaded the circulatory system, or from other sources such as amniotic fluid, air, fat, bone marrow, and foreign substances.
		The risk factors include prolonged bed rest or inactivity, oral contraceptive use, surgery, child birth, cancer, stroke, heart attack, heart surgery, and fractures of the hips or femur.
		Early detection and treatment of DVT (clots of the legs) of patients who are at risk by early walking and activity after surgery can reduce the risk for pulmonary embolus.
	www.enlmedical.com /article/000132.htm (475 words)

	Automatic Online Embolus Detection and Artifact Rejection With the First Multifrequency Transcranial Doppler -- Brucher ...
		increase is due to an embolus or an artifact.
		determine whether it is due to an embolus or an artifact.
		The quarter Doppler shift is a new parameter for embolus detection
	stroke.ahajournals.org /cgi/content/full/33/8/1969 (4507 words)

	NBC13.com - Health Encyclopedia - Pulmonary Embolus
		Pulmonary emboli are most often caused by blood clots in the veins, especially veins in the legs or in the pelvis (hips).
		Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if symptoms of pulmonary embolus occur.
		Heparin therapy (low doses of heparin injected under the skin) may be used for those on prolonged bedrest.
	www.nbc13.com /encyclopedia/6859454/detail.html (865 words)

	Troponin testing: beware pulmonary embolus -- Conroy et al. 21 (1): 123 -- Emergency Medicine Journal
		ST elevation on the ECG in pulmonary embolus
		by the hypoxia and acute cardiac insult of a pulmonary embolus.
		Value of the 12-lead ECG at hospital admission in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolus.
	emj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/21/1/123 (910 words)

	Medical Dictionary: Embolus - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Embolus (medical condition): Blockage of an artery or blood vessel
		Embolus: Another name for Embolism (or close medical condition association).
		Embolus: Embolus is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Artery conditions, Blood vessel conditions
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/embolus.htm (190 words)

	Embolus Location Affects the Sensitivity of a Rapid Quantitative D-dimer Assay in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism ...
		Embolus Location Affects the Sensitivity of a Rapid Quantitative D-dimer Assay in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism -- DE MONYÉ et al.
		Embolus Location Affects the Sensitivity of a Rapid Quantitative
		and to assess the largest pulmonary artery in which embolus was
	ajrccm.atsjournals.org /cgi/content/abstract/165/3/345 (366 words)

	YouTube - Embolus - The Leprechaun
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		Embolus live at the Effenaar, Eindhoven Embolus live at the Effenaar, Eindhoven 10-03-2006...
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	youtube.com /watch?v=c8QiEZZwHhk (98 words)

	CNS Pathology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Here is a cerebral infarct from an arterial embolus, which often leads to a hemorrhagic appearance.
		The acutely edematous infarcted tissue may produce a mass effect.
		Note the decrease in size of the ventricle on the left with shift of the midline.
	www-medlib.med.utah.edu /WebPath/CNSHTML/CNS044.html (42 words)

	Evarts Joint Center - Highland Hospital, Rochester, NY - Patient Education - Pulmonary Embolus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		An unrecognized blood clot in your legs could break off and go to the lungs.
		This is a pulmonary embolus and it is an emergency.
		This needs to be done for at least two years after your surgery.
	www.stronghealth.com /services/totaljoint/pulmonaryembolus.cfm (111 words)

	TheWBALChannel.com - Health Encyclopedia - Pulmonary Embolus
		A pulmonary embolus is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by fat, air, clumped tumor cells, or a blood clot.
		Walking and staying active as soon as possible after surgery or during a prolonged medical illness can reduce the risk for pulmonary embolus.
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	www.thewbalchannel.com /encyclopedia/6859454/detail.html (852 words)

	Pulmonary embolus (Disease)... Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A blockage of an artery in the lungs by fat, air, clumped tumor cells, or blood clot.
		Walking and activity as soon as possible after surgery or during a prolonged medical illness can reduce the risk for pulmonary embolus.
		Subcutaneous heparin therapy (low doses of heparin injected under the skin) may be used for those on prolonged bedrest.
	www.browardhealth.org /18149.cfm (771 words)

	Miscellaneous salticids with a fixed embolus
		Most or all have the embolus fixed to the tegulum (in contrast to the dendryphantines, euophryines and others).
		Some genera, such as Maevia, Marpissa, and Paramarpissa, likely have some flexibility in the embolus but may lack a full distal hematodocha.
		For a more detailed explanation of the different ToL page types, have a look at the Structure of the Tree of Life page.
	tolweb.org /Miscellaneous_salticids_with_a_fixed_embolus/2852 (208 words)

	Pulmonary Embolus
		Extrinsic compression of the pulmonary vessels by primary lung carcinomas, metastatic lesions to the lung, and enlarged hilar lymph nodes can also result in abrupt occlusion of a pulmonary vessel.
		In most patients, chest radiograph findings in pulmonary embolus (PE) are nonspecific or even unremarkable.
		The chest radiograph may show a pleural effusion, atelectasis, and/or pulmonary consolidation.
	brighamrad.harvard.edu /Cases/bwh/hcache/182/full.html (967 words)

	Pulmonary embolus definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Pulmonary embolus definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Pulmonary embolus: A blood clot that has passed into and occluded the lung's pulmonary artery.
		In this case, the embolus, a clot or foreign material, has been carried through the blood into the pulmonary artery or one of its branches, plugging the vessel.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11911 (165 words)

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