Cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) — Gas bubbles traveling and lodging (embolizing) in the arteries that supply the brain with blood (and oxygen). Gas emboli in the brain can lead to a stroke like condition with disorientation, difficulty walking and talking, coma, and death. For… … Medical dictionary
Air embolism — Infobox Disease Name = Air embolism Caption = DiseasesDB = 313 ICD10 = ICD10|O|88|0|o|85, ICD10|T|79|0|t|79 ICD9 = ICD9|673.0, ICD9|999.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 787 MeshID = D004618 An air embolism, or… … 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
Embolism, pulmonary — 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 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 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
Decompression sickness — Caisson disease [decompression sickness] Classification and external resources Two United States Navy sailors prepare for training inside a decompression chamber … Wikipedia
Barosyndrom — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 T70.0 Barotrauma, Ohr T70.1 Barotrauma, Nasennebenhöhlen T70.2 Sonstige und nicht nähe … Deutsch Wikipedia
Barotitis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 T70.0 Barotrauma, Ohr T70.1 Barotrauma, Nasennebenhöhlen T70.2 Sonstige und nicht nähe … Deutsch Wikipedia
Barotrauma — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 T70.0 Barotrauma, Ohr T70.1 Barotrauma, Nasennebenhöhlen T70.2 … Deutsch Wikipedia