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*Pulmonary bone marrow embolism. | *Pulmonary bone marrow embolism. | ||
*Pulmonary tumour embolism. | *Pulmonary tumour embolism. | ||
*Pulmonary amniotic fluid embolism. | |||
PE usually refers to '''pulmonary venous thromboembolism''', abbreviated '''VTE''', if not otherwise specified. | PE usually refers to '''pulmonary venous thromboembolism''', abbreviated '''VTE''', if not otherwise specified. | ||
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*The triad has a limited practical use. Like many questions about mechanism, the greatest utility, | *The triad has a limited practical use. Like many questions about mechanism, the greatest utility, might be pimping medical students and residents. | ||
===Risks factors venous thromboembolism=== | ===Risks factors venous thromboembolism=== | ||
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==Microscopic (amniotic fluid)== | ==Microscopic (amniotic fluid)== | ||
Features:<ref name=pmid13576364>{{Cite journal | last1 = ATTWOOD | first1 = HD. | title = The histological diagnosis of amniotic-fluid embolism. | journal = J Pathol Bacteriol | volume = 76 | issue = 1 | pages = 211-5 | month = Jul | year = 1958 | doi = | PMID = 13576364 }}</ref> | |||
*Pulmonary vessels with fetal debris - particularly squamous cells. | |||
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*Can easily be missed.<ref name=pmid9104942>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kobayashi | first1 = H. | last2 = Ooi | first2 = H. | last3 = Hayakawa | first3 = H. | last4 = Arai | first4 = T. | last5 = Matsuda | first5 = Y. | last6 = Gotoh | first6 = K. | last7 = Tarao | first7 = T. | title = Histological diagnosis of amniotic fluid embolism by monoclonal antibody TKH-2 that recognizes NeuAc alpha 2-6GalNAc epitope. | journal = Hum Pathol | volume = 28 | issue = 4 | pages = 428-33 | month = Apr | year = 1997 | doi = | PMID = 9104942 }}</ref> | |||
*[[Alcian blue stain]] useful. (???) | |||
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*[[Cerebral fat embolism]]. | *[[Cerebral fat embolism]]. | ||
*[[Vascular thrombus]]. | *[[Vascular thrombus]]. | ||
*[[Intimal sarcoma]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||