Diagnosaurus
Pulmonary embolism
Etiology
- Thromboembolism (most common)
- Fat embolism
- Air embolism
- Amniotic fluid embolism
- Septic embolism (eg, endocarditis)
- Tumor embolism (eg, renal cell carcinoma)
- Foreign-body embolism (eg, talc in IV drug use)
- Parasite egg embolism (schistosomiasis)
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Pulmonary Embolism." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114758/all/Pulmonary_embolism.
Zeiger RFR. Pulmonary embolism. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114758/all/Pulmonary_embolism. Accessed December 5, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Pulmonary embolism. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114758/all/Pulmonary_embolism
Zeiger RFR. Pulmonary Embolism [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2023 December 05]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114758/all/Pulmonary_embolism.
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