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Which term describes the blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign object circulating in the blood?
embolism
Is occlusion blockage of a vessel?
Yes.
What are two conditions that can cause a stroke?
blockage of vessel, or rupture of vessel.
What is an occlusion?
a closure or blockage of a blood vessel.
What is the definition for blockage of blood vessel?
CLOT
Removal of a blockage from a blood vessel is termed?
embolectomy
The sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolous is known as an?
blood clot
Is the blockage of a vessel by an embolus an embolism?
Yes, an embolism is the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus. The embolism is often named for the causative factor, such as an air embolism or a fat embolism or its location, such as pulmonary embolism.
What is a single vessel disease?
Single vessel disease simply mean that only one of your arteries has blockage. The heart has 3 main arteries that surrounds it, the right coronary, left anterior descending, and the circumflex. If there is a blockage in one of these, and not the others, you have single vessel disease.
Can you push oral percosets through a picc line?
No as a PICC goes into a blood vessel and any foreign object could be fatal.
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a blockage in a blood vessel?
Thrombectomy
What does an angiogram show?
An angiogram shows disease, narrowing or blockage of a blood vessel.
