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How Do You Get A Pulmonary Embolus?
Norman Kopman

From: James Krainson, MD

Category: Lung Disease

Added: Dec 19, 2008

Description:

This animated video shows you how a clot commonly forms in the deep veins in the legs, called DVT-Deep venous thrombosis, and then travels through the IVC- the main vein from the legs, then through the heart to the lungs, causing a PE-pulmonary embolus.

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Nadia (Dec 20, 2008)

Thanks so much for this cute video about pulmonary embolus. However, please add some words about DVT and if one should wear those tight socks on long flights.

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