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What is Embolism?
What is Embolism?
- Embolism: Blockage of an artery or blood vessel.
- Embolism: Blocking of a blood vessel by a blood clot or foreign matter that has been transported from a distant site by the blood stream.
Source - Diseases Database - Embolism: an insertion into a calendar.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Types of Embolism:
Types of Embolism:
- Pulmonary embolism
- Brain embolism
- Air embolism - caused by an air bubble; usually from decompression sickness in divers
- Thromboembolism - an embolism caused by a blood clot
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Broader types of Embolism:
How serious is Embolism?
Complications of Embolism:
see complications of Embolism
What causes Embolism?
Causes of Embolism: see causes of Embolism
Risk factors for Embolism:
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What are the symptoms of Embolism?
Symptoms of Embolism: see symptoms of Embolism
Complications of Embolism: see complications of Embolism
Embolism: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Embolism.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Embolism.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Embolism:
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Research for Embolism:
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Hospitalization statistics for Embolism:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Embolism:
- 0.07% (8,899) of hospital consultant episodes were for arterial embolism and thrombosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 80% of hospital consultant episodes for arterial embolism and thrombosis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 55% of hospital consultant episodes for arterial embolism and thrombosis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 45% of hospital consultant episodes for arterial embolism and thrombosis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 39% of hospital consultant episodes for arterial embolism and thrombosis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 10.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for arterial embolism and thrombosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 5 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for arterial embolism and thrombosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Embolism:
Organs and body systems related to Embolism include:
Name and Aliases of Embolism
Main name of condition: Embolism
Other names or spellings for Embolism:
Intercalation
Source - WordNet 2.1
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