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Definition<br />

A pulmonary embolus is described as a blockage of the:<br />

- Main Pulmonary Artery (PA).<br />

- The Right and/or Left Pulmonary Arteries.<br />

- The Segmental Pulmonary Arteries.<br />

…by either a blood clot (thrombus), fat, gas (nitrogen, air, CO 2),<br />

tumor cells, amniotic fluid, septic embolism, talc or elemental<br />

mercury and more recently silicone.

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