cardiac: embolism

Question 1

embolism is

Answer 1

obstruction of vessel by embolus

Question 2

types of embolus

Answer 2

• dislodged thrombus: most common
• air bubble: IV lines, gunshot
• amniotic fluid aggregate
• bacteria/cancer cells
• fat cells - broken long bones
• foreign substance

Question 3

pulmonary embouls symptons

Answer 3

• chest pain
  -suden cough, possible coughing up blood
• rapid respiratory rate: tachypnea
• rapid heart rate: tachycaridac
  -shortness of breath
• syncope (fainting)

Question 4

embolus prognosis

Answer 4

• can be hard to predict how well a perosn will recover: depedns on what casued problem
• death is possible in sever cases