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air embolism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aeroembolism, bends, caisson disease, decompression sickness, gas embolism |
| Type of | illness, malady, sickness, unwellness |
air embolism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aeroembolism, gas embolism |
| Type of | embolism |
Examples of air embolism
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Slow or rapid freezing, or inducing air embolism are acceptable only with prior anesthesia to induce unconsciousness.
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An air embolism, or more generally gas embolism, is a pathological condition caused by gas bubbles in a vascular system.
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Trauma to the lung can also cause an air embolism.
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A more likely explanation would be that Barrett suffered a ruptured lung followed by an air embolism, caused by holding his breath on ascent.
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An additional risk may be the creation of an air embolism in the tissue due to the air-induced water spray, although a review of the literature has not revealed any association.
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He said a liver transplant patient died during surgery in 2010 from an air embolism, one of several preventable medical errors that Leapfrog and other groups regularly track.
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An embolism is where an air bubble is created in a tracheid.
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One danger of flying with an embolism is that the change in air pressure can dislodge the clot, which can cause pain, hyperventilation and death.
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In 2001, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study looking at the relationship between the distance a person flies during air travel and the risk of pulmonary embolism.
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