What is an embolism of lunghow does one get it
In medicine, an embolism occurs when an object (the embolus, plural emboli) migrates from one part of the body (through circulation) and cause(s) a blockage (occlusion) of a blood vessel in another part of the body.
This can be contrasted with a "thrombus" which is the formation of a clot within a blood vessel, rather than being carried from somewhere else.
Blood clots form the most common embolic material by far: other possible embolic materials include fat globules (a fat embolism), air bubbles (an air embolism), talc embolism (often following drug abuse), septic emboli (containing pus and bacteria), or amniotic fluid.
Emboli often have more serious consequences when they occur in the so-called "end-circulation": areas of the body that have no redundant blood supply, such as the brain, heart, and lungs.
An embolism is a blood clot. It could have started there from trauma, disease, etc., or it could have migrated there from elsewheres in the body.
a blood clot in the lung,very serious as it can break up and go to the heart
It's a blood clot.
You can get it from a number of things.
Usually, it's a hypercoaguable state, meaning your body is releasing chemicals that are clotting, and the clots break off and get pushed through the veins into the lungs. In the lungs, a clot can clog a bronchiole and cause pain and difficulty breathing.