Sentences with phrase «embolism which»

A cardiac arrest is consistent with amniotic fluid embolism which is often fatal.

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Research reveals that there are only 2 acute conditions that might occur at homebirth in which the mother or baby may have a better outcome had they planned a hospital birth, namely: Cord prolapse and Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE).

Even amniotic fluid embolisms, which are freak occurances and always fatal outside of a hospital setting, have about a 50 % survival rate in the hospital.

Jobst and Covidient both manufacture anti embolism stockings, which have a graduated compression going from the ankle up the leg that prevents thromboembolism.

They found 70 developed serious complications, the majority of which were cardiopulmonary in nature, including pulmonary embolism and cardiac arrhythmia.

VTE is a common and serious condition in which blood clots form in the leg or other veins (deep vein thrombosis) or lung (pulmonary embolism).

It can also increase your risk for a type of blood clot called deep vein thrombosis, which can cause life - threatening pulmonary embolisms and in rare cases, stroke.

If the clot blocks blood flow in the lungs it's called a pulmonary embolism, which means blood and oxygen aren't reaching the rest of the body.

«For those extremely long trips — over 18 hours — you definitely have to move around or risk getting an embolism, which is like a blood clot in your veins.»

50 percent of people who get a pulmonary embolism, which is a lung clot, die instantaneously.

I suffered a massive pulmonary embolism, of which I was never told about, God I never knew what it was or it is a risk with hormonal birth control.

Irritated blood vessels and also growing fatty plaque can create obstructions and embolism, which could cause cardiovascular disease.

My wife, Colleen, nearly died in May from a pulmonary embolism, which is when blood clots get caught in the lungs.

An embolism is: OBSTRUCTION OF A VESSEL BY A SOLID OR GAS MATTER WHICH HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED THRU THE BLOODSTREAM.

A fibrocartilaginous embolism (FCE) is a fairly common disorder in which a piece of fibrous cartilage obstructs the blood supply to the spinal cord.

The treatment for heart disease is costly and bears some risk - when the adult worms are killed with treatment, the pet may suffer a major stroke, embolism, or other severe side effects, which may also be fatal.

Some feel the Miniature Schnauzer has higher risk for FCE as this breed tends to circulate excess blood fats and cholesterol which may predispose to embolism.

The treatment for heartworm disease is costly and bears some risk - when the adult worms are killed with treatment (the pet may suffer a major stroke, embolism, or other severe side effects, which may also be fatal).

Most universities, however, opt to treat all patients with the three - dose protocol as it creates a more gradual kill of the adult worms (which is safer in terms of embolism and shock).

At a special session on Schneider at this year's annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, his widow, the biologist Terry Root, showed what she said was the last photo Schneider took before taking a flight from Sweden to England on which he passed away from a pulmonary embolism.

Blood clots can lead to pulmonary embolism, which is a blockage in a lung artery that can result in death.

Inc. and its subsidiary N.V. Organon over serious side effects caused by the hormonal birth control NuvaRing, The flexible plastic ring, which contains progestin and estrogen, has been linked to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, blood clots, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, and death.