Pulmonary embolism — Classification and external resources Chest spiral CT scan with radiocontrast agent showing multiple filling defects both at the bifurcation and in the pulmonary arteries. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Pulmonary hypertension — Pulmonary arterial hypertension Classification and external resources The pulmonary artery receives blood (blue arrow) from the right ventricle of the heart; increased pressure on the artery can impair the function of the right ventricle ICD … Wikipedia
Embolism — For other uses, see Embolism (disambiguation). Not to be confused with aneurysm. Embolism Classification and external resources ICD 10 I74, I82, O … Wikipedia
embolism — The plugging of a blood vessel by a blood clot. Anno: 20 ALR 81. See cerebral embolism; pulmonary embolism … Ballentine's law dictionary
Pulmonary edema — Classification and external resources Pulmonary edema with small pleural effusions on both sides. ICD 10 J … Wikipedia
Pulmonary consolidation — Classification and external resources Pneumonia as seen on chest x ray. A: Normal chest x ray. B: Abnormal chest x ray with consolidation from pneumonia in the right lung, middle or inferior lobe (white area, left side of image) … Wikipedia
Embolism — The obstruction of a blood vessel by a foreign substance or a blood clot blocking the vessel. Something travels through the bloodstream, lodges in a vessel and plugs it. Foreign substances that can cause embolism include an air bubble, amniotic… … Medical dictionary
Pulmonary embolism — The obstruction of the pulmonary artery or a branch of it leading to the lungs by a blood clot, usually from the leg, or foreign material causing sudden closure of the vessel. (Embolus is from the Greek embolos meaning plug.) The risk factors for … Medical dictionary
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy — In thoracic surgery, a pulmonary thromboendarterectomy, PTE, is an operation that removes organized clotted blood (thrombus) from the pulmonary arteries.IndicationPTE is a treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary… … Wikipedia
Pulmonary thrombectomy — In thoracic surgery, a pulmonary thrombectomy, is an emergency procedure that removes clotted blood (thrombus) from the pulmonary arteries.Mechanical thrombectomies can be surgical (surgical thrombectomy) or percutaneous (percutaneous… … Wikipedia
