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  1. Pulmonary Embolism 
    https://medlineplus.gov/pulmonaryembolism.html
    A pulmonary embolism is a sudden blockage in a lung artery. The cause is usually a blood clot in the leg ... What is a pulmonary embolism (PE)? A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a sudden blockage in a lung artery. It usually happens when a blood clot ...
  2. Pulmonary embolus 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000132.htm
    ... blood clot; Blood clot - lung; Embolus; Tumor embolus; Embolism - pulmonary; DVT - pulmonary embolism; Thrombosis - pulmonary embolism; Pulmonary thromboembolism; PE
  3. Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms: An overview | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...-pulmonary-embolisms-an-overview
    Deep Vein Thrombosis Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms: An overview We've compiled a list of ... and treatment for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms with information from MedlinePlus and the National Heart, ...
  4. Acute arterial occlusion - kidney 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001272.htm
    Acute renal arterial thrombosis; Renal artery embolism; Acute renal artery occlusion; Embolism - renal artery ... back. Blood clots that travel through the bloodstream ( emboli ) can lodge in the renal artery. Pieces of ...
  5. Articles about Pulmonary Embolism | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/topic/pulmonary-embolism
    Pulmonary Embolism Featured Articles : Pulmonary Embolism September 14, 2018 Struggling to breathe: A battle with deep vein thrombosis Michael Morizio knows how quickly life can change. In ...
  6. Using Process Measures to Improve Patient Safety Practices to Prevent Pulmonary Embolism - Advances in Patient Safety: .... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK43690
    ... to Improve Patient Safety Practices to Prevent Pulmonary Embolism Ellen Flink , MBA, Harold Kilburn, Jr , MA, John ... e-mail: su.yn.etats.htlaeh@20fme . Pulmonary embolism (PE), or venous thromboembolism (VTE), is one of ...
  7. Arterial embolism 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001102.htm
    Arterial embolism refers to a clot (embolus) that has come from another part of the body and causes a ... plaque that acts like a clot. The word "emboli" means there is more than one clot or ...
  8. The basics of blood clots: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...lood-clots-what-you-need-to-know
    ... serious problem in the lungs, called a pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism is a clot within the lungs that blocks ... lung, sometimes making it difficult to breathe. Pulmonary embolism is a very dangerous condition. It can damage ...
  9. Venous thromboembolic diseases: diagnosis, management and thrombophilia testing - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK553315
    ... level DVT Wells score. Diagnostic investigations for pulmonary embolism Offer patients in whom pulmonary embolism (PE) is ... Treatment Pharmacological interventions Deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism Offer a choice of low molecular weight heparin ( ...
  10. Struggling to breathe: A battle with deep vein thrombosis | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...battle-with-deep-vein-thrombosis
    ... DVT). The DVT also resulted in a pulmonary embolism, (PE). The combination of his right leg’s immobility ... Out More MedlinePlus: Deep Vein Thrombosis MedlinePlus: Pulmonary Embolism National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Biomedical Discovery ...
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