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mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emboliya" title="Emboliya – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Emboliya" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BC%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Эмбалія – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Эмбалія" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BC%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Емболия – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Емболия" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%80%E0%BE%B3%E0%BD%91%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%81%E0%BE%B2%E0%BD%82%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%81%E0%BD%A2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%96%E0%BC%8B_%E0%BD%80%E0%BE%B3%E0%BD%91%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BE%A9%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%94%E0%BC%8B" title="ཀླད་ཁྲག་འཁར་བ་ ཀླད་རྩ་འགགས་པ་ – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="ཀླད་ཁྲག་འཁར་བ་ ཀླད་རྩ་འགགས་པ་" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>བོད་ཡིག</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolija" title="Embolija – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Embolija" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emb%C3%B2lia" title="Embòlia – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Embòlia" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolie" title="Embolie – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Embolie" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emboli" title="Emboli – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Emboli" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolie" title="Embolie – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Embolie" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mbolo" title="Émbolo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Émbolo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolio" title="Embolio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Embolio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enbolia" title="Enbolia – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Enbolia" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C" title="آمبولی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="آمبولی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolie" title="Embolie – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Embolie" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eamb%C3%B3lacht" title="Eambólacht – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Eambólacht" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolia" title="Embolia – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Embolia" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%83%89%EC%A0%84%EC%A6%9D" title="색전증 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="색전증" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B7%D5%B4%D5%A2%D5%B8%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%A6%D5%B4" title="Էմբոլիզմ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Էմբոլիզմ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7" title="वाहिकारोध – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="वाहिकारोध" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolija" title="Embolija – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Embolija" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolio" title="Embolio – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Embolio" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolisme" title="Embolisme – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Embolisme" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolia" title="Embolia – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Embolia" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%AA%D7%A1%D7%97%D7%99%D7%A3" title="תסחיף – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="תסחיף" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BC%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Эмболия – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Эмболия" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BC%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Эмболия – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Эмболия" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolija" title="Embolija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Embolija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emb%C3%B3lia" title="Embólia – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Embólia" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolisme" title="Embolisme – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Embolisme" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolie" title="Embolie – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Embolie" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A1%9E%E6%A0%93" title="塞栓 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="塞栓" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolisme" title="Embolisme – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Embolisme" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emboliya" title="Emboliya – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Emboliya" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolie" title="Embolie – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Embolie" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zator_naczyniowy" title="Zator naczyniowy – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Zator naczyniowy" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolia" title="Embolia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Embolia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BC%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Эмболия – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Эмболия" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolia" title="Embolia – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Embolia" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emb%C3%B3lia" title="Embólia – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Embólia" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolija" title="Embolija – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Embolija" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BC%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Емболија – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Емболија" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolija" title="Embolija – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Embolija" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emboli" title="Emboli – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Emboli" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81" title="குருதிக் குழாய்க்கட்டி அடைப்பு – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="குருதிக் குழாய்க்கட்டி அடைப்பு" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" 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The kidney was surgically removed because of <a href="/wiki/Kidney_cancer" title="Kidney cancer">cancer</a>. <a href="/wiki/H%26E_stain" title="H&E stain">H&E stain</a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Medical_specialty" title="Medical specialty">Specialty</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vascular_surgery" title="Vascular surgery">Vascular surgery</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Haemorragic_infarct,_apex_l_lower_lobe_left_lung.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Haemorragic_infarct%2C_apex_l_lower_lobe_left_lung.jpg/220px-Haemorragic_infarct%2C_apex_l_lower_lobe_left_lung.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Haemorragic_infarct%2C_apex_l_lower_lobe_left_lung.jpg/330px-Haemorragic_infarct%2C_apex_l_lower_lobe_left_lung.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Haemorragic_infarct%2C_apex_l_lower_lobe_left_lung.jpg/440px-Haemorragic_infarct%2C_apex_l_lower_lobe_left_lung.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="1876" /></a><figcaption>Thrombotic embolism, branch left pulmonary artery, hemorrhagic infarction apex left lower lobe.</figcaption></figure> <p>An <b>embolism</b> is the lodging of an <a href="/wiki/Embolus" title="Embolus">embolus</a>, a blockage-causing piece of material, inside a <a href="/wiki/Blood_vessel" title="Blood vessel">blood vessel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The embolus may be a blood clot (<a href="/wiki/Thrombus" title="Thrombus">thrombus</a>), a fat globule (<a href="/wiki/Fat_embolism" class="mw-redirect" title="Fat embolism">fat embolism</a>), a bubble of air or other gas (<a href="/wiki/Air_embolism" title="Air embolism">gas embolism</a>), <a href="/wiki/Amniotic_fluid" title="Amniotic fluid">amniotic fluid</a> (<a href="/wiki/Amniotic_fluid_embolism" title="Amniotic fluid embolism">amniotic fluid embolism</a>), or <a href="/wiki/Foreign_body" title="Foreign body">foreign material</a>. </p><p>An embolism can cause partial or total blockage of <a href="/wiki/Blood_flow" class="mw-redirect" title="Blood flow">blood flow</a> in the affected vessel.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such a blockage (<a href="/wiki/Vascular_occlusion" title="Vascular occlusion">vascular occlusion</a>) may affect a part of the body distant from the origin of the embolus. An embolism in which the embolus is a piece of thrombus is called a <a href="/wiki/Thromboembolism" title="Thromboembolism">thromboembolism</a>. </p><p>An embolism is usually a pathological event, caused by illness or injury. Sometimes it is created intentionally for a therapeutic reason, such as to <a href="/wiki/Hemostasis" title="Hemostasis">stop bleeding</a> or to kill a cancerous tumor by stopping its blood supply. Such therapy is called <a href="/wiki/Embolization" title="Embolization">embolization</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Classification">Classification</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embolism&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Classification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are different types of embolism, some of which are listed below. </p><p>Embolism can be classified based on where it enters the circulation, either in <a href="/wiki/Arteries" class="mw-redirect" title="Arteries">arteries</a> or in <a href="/wiki/Veins" class="mw-redirect" title="Veins">veins</a>. Arterial embolism are those that follow and, if not dissolved on the way, lodge in a more distal part of the <a href="/wiki/Systemic_circulation" class="mw-redirect" title="Systemic circulation">systemic circulation</a>. Sometimes, multiple classifications apply; for instance a <a href="/wiki/Pulmonary_embolism" title="Pulmonary embolism">pulmonary embolism</a> is classified as an arterial embolism as well,<sup id="cite_ref-medlineplus_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medlineplus-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> because the clot follows the <a href="/wiki/Pulmonary_artery" title="Pulmonary artery">pulmonary artery</a> carrying deoxygenated blood away from the heart. However, pulmonary embolism is generally classified as a form of venous embolism, because the embolus forms in veins, e.g. <a href="/wiki/Deep_vein_thrombosis" title="Deep vein thrombosis">deep vein thrombosis</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arterial">Arterial</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embolism&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Arterial"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Arterial_embolism" title="Arterial embolism">Arterial embolism</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Arterial_embolism" title="Arterial embolism">Arterial embolism</a> can cause occlusion in any part of the body. It is a major cause of <a href="/wiki/Infarction" title="Infarction">infarction</a> (tissue death from blockage of the blood supply).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An embolus lodging in the brain from either the <a href="/wiki/Heart" title="Heart">heart</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Carotid_artery" title="Carotid artery">carotid artery</a> will most likely be the cause of a <a href="/wiki/Stroke" title="Stroke">stroke</a> due to <a href="/wiki/Ischemia" title="Ischemia">ischemia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An arterial embolus might originate in the heart (from a thrombus in the <a href="/wiki/Left_atrium" class="mw-redirect" title="Left atrium">left atrium</a>, following <a href="/wiki/Atrial_fibrillation" title="Atrial fibrillation">atrial fibrillation</a> or be a septic embolus resulting from <a href="/wiki/Endocarditis" title="Endocarditis">endocarditis</a>). Emboli of <a href="/wiki/Heart" title="Heart">cardiac origin</a> are frequently encountered in clinical practice. Thrombus formation within the atrium occurs mainly in patients with <a href="/wiki/Mitral_valve" title="Mitral valve">mitral valve</a> disease, and especially in those with <a href="/wiki/Mitral_valve" title="Mitral valve">mitral valve</a> <a href="/wiki/Stenosis" title="Stenosis">stenosis</a> (narrowing), with <a href="/wiki/Atrial_fibrillation" title="Atrial fibrillation">atrial fibrillation</a> (AF). In the absence of AF, pure mitral regurgitation has a low incidence of <a href="/wiki/Thromboembolism" title="Thromboembolism">thromboembolism</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The risk of emboli forming in AF depends on other risk factors such as age, <a href="/wiki/Hypertension" title="Hypertension">hypertension</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diabetes" title="Diabetes">diabetes</a>, recent heart failure, or previous stroke. Thrombus formation can also take place within the <a href="/wiki/Ventricle_(heart)" title="Ventricle (heart)">ventricles</a>, and it occurs in approximately 30% of anterior-wall <a href="/wiki/Myocardial_infarction" title="Myocardial infarction">myocardial infarctions</a>, compared with only 5% of inferior ones. Some other risk factors are poor ejection fraction (<35%), size of infarct, and the presence of AF. In the first three months after infarction, left-ventricle <a href="/wiki/Aneurysm" title="Aneurysm">aneurysms</a> have a 10% risk of emboli forming. Patients with <a href="/wiki/Prosthetic" class="mw-redirect" title="Prosthetic">prosthetic</a> valves also carry a significant increase in risk of thromboembolism. Risk varies, based on the valve type (bioprosthetic or mechanical); the position (mitral or aortic); and the presence of other factors such as AF, left-ventricular dysfunction, and previous emboli<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. </p><p>Emboli often have more serious consequences when they occur in the so-called "end circulation": areas of the body that have no redundant blood supply, such as the brain and <a href="/wiki/Heart" title="Heart">heart</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Venous">Venous</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embolism&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Venous"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Pulmonary_embolism" title="Pulmonary embolism">Pulmonary embolism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thrombosis_prophylaxis" class="mw-redirect" title="Thrombosis prophylaxis">thrombosis prophylaxis</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:3D_Medical_Animation_still_shot_Pulmonary_Embolism.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="3D Medical Animation still shot showing Pulmonary Embolism" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/3D_Medical_Animation_still_shot_Pulmonary_Embolism.jpg/220px-3D_Medical_Animation_still_shot_Pulmonary_Embolism.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/3D_Medical_Animation_still_shot_Pulmonary_Embolism.jpg/330px-3D_Medical_Animation_still_shot_Pulmonary_Embolism.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/3D_Medical_Animation_still_shot_Pulmonary_Embolism.jpg/440px-3D_Medical_Animation_still_shot_Pulmonary_Embolism.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>3D Medical Animation still shot showing Pulmonary Embolism</figcaption></figure> <p>Assuming a normal circulation, an embolus formed in a systemic <a href="/wiki/Vein" title="Vein">vein</a> will always impact in the lungs, after passing through the right side of the heart. This will form a <a href="/wiki/Pulmonary_embolism" title="Pulmonary embolism">pulmonary embolism</a> that will result in a blockage of the <a href="/wiki/Pulmonary_artery" title="Pulmonary artery">main artery of the lung</a> and can be a complication of <a href="/wiki/Deep-vein_thrombosis" class="mw-redirect" title="Deep-vein thrombosis">deep-vein thrombosis</a>. The most common sites of origin of pulmonary emboli are the <a href="/wiki/Femoral_vein" title="Femoral vein"><i>femoral</i> veins</a>. The deep veins of the calf are the most common sites of actual thrombi.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Paradoxical_(venous_to_arterial)"><span id="Paradoxical_.28venous_to_arterial.29"></span>Paradoxical (venous to arterial)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embolism&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Paradoxical (venous to arterial)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Paradoxical_embolism" title="Paradoxical embolism">Paradoxical embolism</a></div> <p>In paradoxical embolism, also known as crossed embolism, an embolus from the veins crosses to the arterial blood system. This is generally found only with heart problems such as septal defects (holes in the cardiac septum) between the atria or ventricles. The most common such abnormality is <a href="/wiki/Patent_foramen_ovale" class="mw-redirect" title="Patent foramen ovale">patent foramen ovale</a>, occurring in about 25% of the adult population, but here the defect functions as a valve which is normally closed, because pressure is slightly higher in the left side of the heart. Sometimes, for example if a patient coughs just when an embolus is passing, it might cross to the arterial system.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Direction">Direction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embolism&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Direction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The direction of the embolus can be one of two types:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li>Anterograde</li> <li>Retrograde</li></ul> <p>In anterograde embolism, the movement of emboli is in the direction of blood flow. In retrograde embolism, the emboli move in opposition to the blood flow direction; this is usually significant only in blood vessels with low pressure (veins) or with emboli of high weight.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embolism&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The word <i>embolism</i> comes from the Greek ἐμβολισμός, meaning "interpressure".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion" title="Abortion">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ectopic_pregnancy" title="Ectopic pregnancy">Ectopic pregnancy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abdominal_pregnancy" title="Abdominal pregnancy">Abdominal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cervical_pregnancy" title="Cervical pregnancy">Cervical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heterotopic_pregnancy" title="Heterotopic pregnancy">Heterotopic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstitial_pregnancy" title="Interstitial pregnancy">Interstitial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovarian_pregnancy" title="Ovarian pregnancy">Ovarian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudimentary_horn_pregnancy" title="Rudimentary horn pregnancy">Rudimentary horn</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embryo_loss" title="Embryo loss">Embryo loss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fetal_resorption" title="Fetal resorption">Fetal resorption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molar_pregnancy" title="Molar pregnancy">Molar pregnancy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miscarriage" title="Miscarriage">Miscarriage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stillbirth" title="Stillbirth">Stillbirth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Edema" title="Edema">Edema</a>, <a href="/wiki/Proteinuria" title="Proteinuria">proteinuria</a>, and<br /><a href="/wiki/Hypertensive_disease_of_pregnancy" title="Hypertensive disease of pregnancy">hypertensive disorders</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gestational_hypertension" title="Gestational hypertension">Gestational hypertension</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pre-eclampsia" title="Pre-eclampsia">Pre-eclampsia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HELLP_syndrome" title="HELLP syndrome">HELLP syndrome</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eclampsia" title="Eclampsia">Eclampsia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other, predominantly<br /> related to pregnancy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Human_digestive_system" title="Human digestive system">Digestive system</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acute_fatty_liver_of_pregnancy" title="Acute fatty liver of pregnancy">Acute fatty liver of pregnancy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gestational_diabetes" title="Gestational diabetes">Gestational diabetes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hepatitis_E" title="Hepatitis E">Hepatitis E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyperemesis_gravidarum" title="Hyperemesis gravidarum">Hyperemesis gravidarum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intrahepatic_cholestasis_of_pregnancy" title="Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy">Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Integumentary_system" title="Integumentary system">Integumentary system</a> /<br /> <a href="/wiki/Dermatoses_of_pregnancy" title="Dermatoses of pregnancy">dermatoses of pregnancy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gestational_pemphigoid" title="Gestational pemphigoid">Gestational pemphigoid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Impetigo_herpetiformis" title="Impetigo herpetiformis">Impetigo herpetiformis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intrahepatic_cholestasis_of_pregnancy" title="Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy">Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linea_nigra" title="Linea nigra">Linea nigra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prurigo_gestationis" title="Prurigo gestationis">Prurigo gestationis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pruritic_folliculitis_of_pregnancy" title="Pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy">Pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pruritic_urticarial_papules_and_plaques_of_pregnancy" title="Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy">Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stretch_marks" title="Stretch marks">Stretch marks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nervous_system" title="Nervous system">Nervous system</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chorea_gravidarum" title="Chorea gravidarum">Chorea gravidarum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Blood" title="Blood">Blood</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gestational_thrombocytopenia" title="Gestational thrombocytopenia">Gestational thrombocytopenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypercoagulability_in_pregnancy" title="Hypercoagulability in pregnancy">Pregnancy-induced hypercoagulability</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Maternal care related to the<br /> <a href="/wiki/Fetus" title="Fetus">fetus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amniotic_cavity" class="mw-redirect" title="Amniotic cavity">amniotic cavity</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Amniotic_fluid" title="Amniotic fluid">amniotic fluid</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oligohydramnios" title="Oligohydramnios">Oligohydramnios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polyhydramnios" title="Polyhydramnios">Polyhydramnios</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braxton_Hicks_contractions" title="Braxton Hicks contractions">Braxton Hicks contractions</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chorion" title="Chorion">chorion</a> / <a href="/wiki/Amnion" title="Amnion">amnion</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chorioamnionitis" title="Chorioamnionitis">Chorioamnionitis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chorionic_hematoma" title="Chorionic hematoma">Chorionic hematoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constriction_ring_syndrome" title="Constriction ring syndrome">Constriction ring syndrome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monoamniotic_twins" title="Monoamniotic twins">Monoamniotic twins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prelabor_rupture_of_membranes" title="Prelabor rupture of membranes">Prelabor rupture of membranes</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obstetrical_bleeding" title="Obstetrical bleeding">Obstetrical bleeding</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antepartum_bleeding" title="Antepartum bleeding">Antepartum</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Placental_disease" title="Placental disease">placenta</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Circumvallate_placenta" title="Circumvallate placenta">Circumvallate placenta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monochorionic_twins" title="Monochorionic twins">Monochorionic twins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Placenta_accreta_spectrum" title="Placenta accreta spectrum">Placenta accreta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Placenta_praevia" title="Placenta praevia">Placenta praevia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Placental_abruption" title="Placental abruption">Placental abruption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twin-to-twin_transfusion_syndrome" title="Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome">Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Obstetric_labor_complication" title="Obstetric labor complication">Labor</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amniotic_fluid_embolism" title="Amniotic fluid embolism">Amniotic fluid embolism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cephalopelvic_disproportion" title="Cephalopelvic disproportion">Cephalopelvic disproportion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obstructed_labour" title="Obstructed labour">Obstructed labour</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shoulder_dystocia" title="Shoulder dystocia">Shoulder dystocia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fetal_distress" title="Fetal distress">Fetal distress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Locked_twins" title="Locked twins">Locked twins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuchal_cord" title="Nuchal cord">Nuchal cord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obstetrical_bleeding" title="Obstetrical bleeding">Obstetrical bleeding</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Postpartum_bleeding" title="Postpartum bleeding">Postpartum</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pain_management_during_childbirth" title="Pain management during childbirth">Pain management during childbirth</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Placental_disease" title="Placental disease">placenta</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Placenta_accreta_spectrum" title="Placenta accreta spectrum">Placenta accreta</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preterm_birth" title="Preterm birth">Preterm birth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postterm_pregnancy" title="Postterm pregnancy">Postmature birth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umbilical_cord_prolapse" title="Umbilical cord prolapse">Umbilical cord prolapse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uterine_inversion" title="Uterine inversion">Uterine inversion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uterine_rupture" title="Uterine rupture">Uterine rupture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasa_praevia" title="Vasa praevia">Vasa praevia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uterine_atony" title="Uterine atony">Uterine atony</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Puerperal_disorder" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerperal disorder">Puerperal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Breastfeeding_difficulties" title="Breastfeeding difficulties">Breastfeeding difficulties</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Low_milk_supply" title="Low milk supply">Low milk supply</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cracked_nipple" title="Cracked nipple">Cracked nipples</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breast_engorgement" title="Breast engorgement">Breast engorgement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Childbirth-related_post-traumatic_stress_disorder" title="Childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder">Childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pubic_symphysis_diastasis" title="Pubic symphysis diastasis">Pubic symphysis diastasis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postpartum_bleeding" title="Postpartum bleeding">Postpartum bleeding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peripartum_cardiomyopathy" title="Peripartum cardiomyopathy">Peripartum cardiomyopathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postpartum_depression" title="Postpartum depression">Postpartum depression</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postpartum_infections" title="Postpartum infections">Postpartum infections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postpartum_psychosis" title="Postpartum psychosis">Postpartum psychosis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postpartum_thyroiditis" title="Postpartum thyroiditis">Postpartum thyroiditis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerperal_mastitis" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerperal mastitis">Puerperal mastitis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pre-existing_disease_in_pregnancy" title="Pre-existing disease in pregnancy">Concomitant conditions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diabetes_and_pregnancy" title="Diabetes and pregnancy">Diabetes mellitus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lupus_and_pregnancy" title="Lupus and pregnancy">Systemic lupus erythematosus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thyroid_disease_in_pregnancy" title="Thyroid disease in pregnancy">Thyroid disorders</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maternal_death" title="Maternal death">Maternal death</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_activity_during_pregnancy" title="Sexual activity during pregnancy">Sexual activity during pregnancy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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title="Polytrauma">Polytrauma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_trauma" title="Major trauma">Major trauma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traumatology" title="Traumatology">Traumatology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triage" title="Triage">Triage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resuscitation" title="Resuscitation">Resuscitation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trauma_triad_of_death" title="Trauma triad of death">Trauma triad of death</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Assessment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em"><a href="/wiki/Clinical_prediction_rule" title="Clinical prediction rule">Clinical prediction rules</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abbreviated_Injury_Scale" title="Abbreviated Injury Scale">Abbreviated Injury Scale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Injury_Severity_Score" title="Injury Severity Score">Injury Severity Score</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NACA_score" title="NACA score">NACA score</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revised_Trauma_Score" title="Revised Trauma Score">Revised Trauma Score</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em">Investigations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diagnostic_peritoneal_lavage" title="Diagnostic peritoneal lavage">Diagnostic peritoneal lavage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Focused_assessment_with_sonography_for_trauma" title="Focused assessment with sonography for trauma">Focused assessment with sonography for trauma</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Management</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em">Principles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_trauma_life_support" title="Advanced trauma life support">Advanced trauma life support</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damage_control_surgery" title="Damage control surgery">Damage control surgery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_appropriate_care" title="Early appropriate care">Early appropriate care</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trauma_center" title="Trauma center">Trauma center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trauma_surgery" title="Trauma surgery">Trauma surgery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trauma_team" title="Trauma team">Trauma team</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em">Procedures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Resuscitative_thoracotomy" title="Resuscitative thoracotomy">Resuscitative thoracotomy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pathophysiology</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em"><a href="/wiki/Injury" title="Injury">Injury</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>MSK <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bone_fracture" title="Bone fracture">Bone fracture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Degloving" title="Degloving">Degloving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_dislocation" title="Joint dislocation">Joint dislocation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soft_tissue_injury" title="Soft tissue injury">Soft tissue injury</a></li></ul></li> <li>Respiratory <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diaphragmatic_rupture" title="Diaphragmatic rupture">Diaphragmatic rupture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flail_chest" title="Flail chest">Flail chest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemothorax" title="Hemothorax">Hemothorax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pneumothorax" title="Pneumothorax">Pneumothorax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulmonary_contusion" title="Pulmonary contusion">Pulmonary contusion</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cardio <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cardiac_tamponade" title="Cardiac tamponade">Cardiac tamponade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internal_bleeding" title="Internal bleeding">Internal bleeding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thoracic_aorta_injury" title="Thoracic aorta injury">Thoracic aorta injury</a></li></ul></li> <li>GI <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blunt_kidney_trauma" title="Blunt kidney trauma">Blunt kidney trauma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Splenic_injury" title="Splenic injury">Splenic injury</a></li></ul></li> <li>Neuro <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intracranial_hemorrhage" title="Intracranial hemorrhage">Intracranial hemorrhage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penetrating_head_injury" title="Penetrating head injury">Penetrating head injury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traumatic_brain_injury" title="Traumatic brain injury">Traumatic brain injury</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em">Mechanism</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blast_injury" title="Blast injury">Blast injury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blunt_trauma" title="Blunt trauma">Blunt trauma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burn" title="Burn">Burn</a></li> <li><a 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