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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for Embolus
  1. Arterial embolism (image) 
    An embolism is a clot that travels from the site where it formed to another location in the body. The embolism can lodge in an artery at the new ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18076.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Pulmonary embolus (image) 
    An embolus is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by fat, air, tumor tissue, or blood clot.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9798.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Venous thrombosis - series (image) 
    ... arrest and sometimes death. This is called pulmonary embolism. ... Post-operative patients are at risk for pulmonary embolism because of the time spent in bed after ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100168_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Thrombus (image) 
    ... forms in a vessel and remains there. An embolism is a clot that travels from the site ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18120.htm - Medical Encyclopedia