-
factors such as AF, left-ventricular dysfunction, and
previous emboli[citation needed].
Emboli often have more
serious consequences when they
occur in the...
- axilla, shoulder, and mouth.
Occulsion of
dermal capillaries by the fat
emboli result in
petechial rash.
Petechiae rash
occurs in 50 to 60% of the cases...
- An
embolus (/ˈɛmbələs/; pl.:
emboli; from the Gr**** ἔμβολος "wedge", "plug") is an
unattached m**** that
travels through the
bloodstream and is capable...
- CTPA
would miss
smaller emboli, a 2007
study comparing CTPA
directly with V/Q
scanning found that CTPA
identified more
emboli without increasing the risk...
- are not appropriate, a
temporary vena cava
filter may be used.
Pulmonary emboli affect about 430,000
people each year in Europe. In the
United States, between...
- involved.
Emboli to the
brain may
cause stroke-like episodes,
headache and
episodes of loss of
vision in one eye (known as
amaurosis fugax).
Emboli to the...
- 100 mL/s can be fatal. Very
large and
symptomatic amounts of
venous air
emboli may also
occur in
rapid decompression in
severe diving or decompression...
-
suggested paradoxical emboli may
cause up to 47,000
strokes per year, it is
difficult to
measure the
actual rates of
paradoxical emboli because it remains...
- Like
other emboli, a
septic embolism may be fatal. One of the
common microbes that can lead to
widespread dissemination of
septic emboli is Fusobacterium...
- An
amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a life-threatening
childbirth (obstetric)
emergency in
which amniotic fluid enters the
blood stream of the mother,...
