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| | | #REDIRECT [[embolism]] |
| {{Infobox medical condition
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| | name = Air embolism
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| | image =[[File:Drawing-syringes-with-needle.jpg|250px]]
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| | caption = Air embolism can occur when air is introduced into the bloodstream, often through medical procedures.
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| | synonyms = Gas embolism
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| | field = [[Emergency medicine]], [[Anesthesiology]]
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| | symptoms = [[Dyspnea]], [[chest pain]], [[confusion]], [[cyanosis]], [[hypotension]]
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| | complications = [[Cardiac arrest]], [[stroke]], [[respiratory failure]]
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| | onset = Sudden
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| | duration = Variable
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| | causes = [[Surgery]], [[trauma]], [[intravenous therapy]], [[diving]]
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| | risks = [[Central venous catheter]], [[positive pressure ventilation]], [[decompression sickness]]
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| | diagnosis = [[Computed tomography]], [[ultrasound]], [[chest X-ray]]
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| | differential = [[Pulmonary embolism]], [[pneumothorax]], [[myocardial infarction]]
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| | prevention = Proper technique during medical procedures, avoiding air entry into the bloodstream
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| | treatment = [[Hyperbaric oxygen therapy]], [[Trendelenburg position]], [[cardiopulmonary resuscitation]]
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| | prognosis = Variable, depends on the amount of air and speed of treatment
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| | frequency = Rare
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| }}
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| #REDIRECT[[embolism]]
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| == Air embolism ==
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| <gallery>
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| File:Drawing-syringes-with-needle.jpg|Drawing of syringes with needle
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| File:Echokardiographiebefund einer Luftembolie.webm|Echocardiography finding of an air embolism
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| File:Air embolism in the descending thoracic aorta after CT guided lung biopsy.jpg|Air embolism in the descending thoracic aorta after CT-guided lung biopsy
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| File:Nasa decompression chamber.jpg|NASA decompression chamber
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| </gallery>
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