can someone explain to me what this is pls bc i was in a hospital a while back and had someone at the hospital i was at diagnose me with this i think??
guessing it might be lung or blood related bc i had multiple ct scans and xrays of my chest bc of the immense chest pain i was in and i had my blood taken probably at least like 3 times daily and i was in that hospital quite litteraly all of april
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An embolus is something that starts of in a blood vessel somewhere, then travels and gets stuck. It’s usually a blood clot, but can be other things. A pulmonary embolism is one that gets caught in your lungs. They usually come from blood clots in your legs. All of the veins from your legs to your heart get bigger and bigger, so the clot can easily travel there. Once past your heart, the vessels get smaller as they go to your lungs, and eventually the clot gets stuck. This blocks blood from getting to that part of your lungs, which means it can’t get oxygen/get rid of CO2
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