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Pulmonary embolus

Pulmonary embolus


An embolus is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by fat, air, tumor tissue, or blood clot.


Review Date: 3/1/2007
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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