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They may cause death if they block a major artery, such as the large pulmonary artery that runs through the lungs. They also may cause tissue to die if they prevent blood flow to the area.
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Why middle cerebral artery stroke is more common than anterior cerebral artery or posterior cerebral artery stroke?
because it is in continuity with internal carotid artry, usually embolus lodges there.
How is earth day dangerous?
Why would you think Earth Day is dangerous? I mean, no holidays are dangerous..........
What is round and very dangerous?
a vicious circle
What is the comparative and superlative of Dangerous?
Since the word "dangerous" is considered a long adjective (of 3 or more syllables), the words "more" and "most" are used to form the comparative and superlative forms. The comparative form is more dangerous. The superlative form is most dangerous.
What can make a thermometer dangerous?
If the liquid inside is mercury, contact or digestion of this can be dangerous.
What is more dangerous a thrombus or embolism?
Embolus
What is a blood clot that is traveling?
An embolus is a wandering blood clot.
What is a mass of undissolved matter lodged in a blood vessel?
An embolus is a circulating blood clot.An embolus is a mass of undissolved matter in the blood.
Foreign object circulating in the blood is?
An embolus is a foreign object, such as a blood clot or bit of tissue or tumor, that is circulating in the blood.
A free-floating blood clot?
Blood clots can move, if they are inside a blood vessel. Moving blood clots are dangerous since they might cause a blockage of the blood flow at some critical location, causing a heart attack or stroke.
What is an embolic phenomena?
Embolic phenomena causes discoloration of the skin from an embolus. The embolus originates from an infected artery. It is a vascular phenomenon.
Floating blood clot?
Embolus.
Is a floating embolus a thrombus?
yes
What is the difference between an embolus and embolism?
An embolus is a physical mass (fat, air, blood clot, etc) which can travel to a different location in the arteries. An embolism is when an embolus actually blocks a capillary. A thrombus is a physical mass which remains attached to it's site of origin. A thrombus may detach to become a thrombo-embolus which may then cause an embolism.
Is emboli plural form?
Yes, the noun 'emboli' is the plural form of the singular noun 'embolus'.
What is the name of the blood clot circulating in the blood stream?
A Circulating clot is referred to as an embolism.
Can a blood transfusion cause a pulmonary embolus?
can
