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Abstract
Blocking of a blood vessel by fat deposits in the circulation. It is often seen after fractures of large bones or after administration of CORTICOSTEROIDS.
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- Embolism, Fat
- Embolisms, Fat
- Fat Embolisms
- Fat Embolism Syndrome
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not confuse with EMBOLISM, CHOLESTEROL
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QZ 170
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Fat Embolism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004620. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004620
- Fat Embolism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_embolism_syndrome
- Fat Embolism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q950760