16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Free online access (without registration) to excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Embolism are available from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Embolism.
Here are chapters about Embolism from the online medical books listed above:
... Signs and Symptoms Dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, tachycardia, blood-tinged sputum, low-grade fever, pleural effusion Treatment (Tx) Oxygen, anticoagulants, surgical embolectomy, supportive care (I.V. ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Pulmonary embolism is an obstruction of the pulmonary arterial bed by a dislodged thrombus or foreign substance. Although pulmonary infarction (tissue death) may be so mild as to be asymptomatic, massive embolism (more than 50% obstruction of pulmonary arterial circulation) and infarction... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »
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