Diseases

Pulmonary Embolism

Blocking of the PULMONARY ARTERY or one of its branches by an EMBOLUS.

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Abstract

Blocking of the PULMONARY ARTERY or one of its branches by an EMBOLUS.

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7 entry terms
  • Embolism, Pulmonary
  • Embolisms, Pulmonary
  • Pulmonary Embolisms
  • Pulmonary Thromboembolism
  • Pulmonary Thromboembolisms
  • Thromboembolism, Pulmonary
  • Thromboembolisms, Pulmonary

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pulmonary Embolism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011655. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011655
  2. Pulmonary Embolism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_embolism
  3. Pulmonary Embolism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220570