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What is the cause of pulmonary embolisms?
About 90% of these embolisms are the result of DVT that forms in the legs or the pelvis and moves into the lung and blocks the pulmonary artery.
Can pulmonary embolisms in both pulmonary arteries kill you?
Yes. Most definitely.
What is the leading cause of death for paraplegics?
The most common causes of death in paraplegic and quadriplegics are respiratory ailments. For example, pneumonia or pulmonary embolisms.
What illnesses look like pneumonia without fever and phlegm?
Pulmonary embolisms.
If a person has a massive pulmonary embolism are they at greater risk for additional pulmonary embolisms?
I would say yes, but I'm not a doctor and this is a question that you should ask your doctor.
How does a pulmonary embolism cause heart failure?
Pulmonary embolisms are clots in the lung, when the clot is dislodged from its place in the lung, it would find another area to get lodged in which could be the heart or the brain. When it goes to the heart it will usually cause a heart attack, but occasionally when the heart is already in moderate health it can do much worse.
What are the treatments of a pulmonary embolism?
The main treatments of a pulmonary embolism are anticoagulant therapy, oxygen and analgesia treatments. Most of the patients are admitted to the hospital in early stages of pulmonary embolisms.
What is the medical term meaning scarring of the lungs?
pulmonary fibrosis
Can there be multiple blood clots in pulmonary embolism?
Yes, a person can have multiple pulmonary embolisms. They can have many small ones, or just one and can occur in just one lung, or both at the same time.
Can chrohns disease cause bilateral pulmonary embolisms?
Chron's disease is a chronic inflammation of the large intestine, and pulmonary embolism is a blockage of blood-flow in the lungs. There is nothing I can think of that Chron's disease would put in the bloodstream that would block blood flow to the lungs; so i am inclined to say no.
What sorts of problems might a person develop who has chronic hypertension?
If a person has chronic hypertension, he or she is at risk of developing a whole host of problems. These include Heart disease, pulmonary embolisms, and excessive swelling in the hands, face, and feet.
Famous people who died of pulmonary embolisms?
Dan Blocker (actor, "Bonanza"), David Bloom (reporter, NBC News), Heavy D (rapper).
