Embolus

Introduction: Embolus

Description of Embolus

Embolus (medical condition): Blockage of an artery or blood vessel...more »

See also:

Embolism:
  »Introduction: Embolism
  »Symptoms of Embolism
  »Causes of Embolism
  »Treatments for Embolism

Embolus: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Embolus:

• Emboli
• Plug
• Detached (92 causes)
• Thrombus
• Vegetation
• Mass
• Mass syndrome
• Bacteria

Embolus as a Disease

Embolus: Another name for Embolism (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Embolism
  »Symptoms of Embolism
  »Causes of Embolism
  »Treatments for Embolism

Embolus: Related Diseases

Embolus: Embolus is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Artery conditions
• Blood vessel conditions
• Circulatory system conditions
• Bleeding and coagulation conditions
• Blood conditions

Causes of Embolus

Some of the causes of Embolus are included in the list below:

• Thromboembolism
• Fracture

Read more about causes of Embolus (Embolism)

Symptoms of Embolus (Embolism)

Some of the symptoms of Embolus incude:

• Infarction - blockage of blood supply from an area of the body
• Symptoms depend on the location of the embolism
• See symptoms of pulmonary embolism
• See symptoms of brain embolism

Read more about symptoms of Embolus (Embolism)

Treatments for Embolus (Embolism)

Treatments for Embolus (Embolism) include:

• Thrombolytic drugs - dissolving clots
• Anticoagulant drugs - preventing clots
• Surgery
• Embolectomy
• Specific treatments depend on the type of embolism

Read more about treatments for Embolus

Treatment of Embolus: For more treatment information about Embolus, see treatment of Embolism (Embolus)

Embolus: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Embolus:

• pulmonary thromboembolism
• deep vein thrombosis
• DVT
• Virchow triad
• indwelling central venous catheters
• calf vein thrombosis
• pulmonary hypertension
• cor pulmonale
• hemoptysis
• dyspnea
• chest pain
• disseminated intravascular coagulation

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