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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.