Medical image of the week: fat embolism

Medical image of the week: fat embolism

No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. A 74-year-old woman presented to the hospital with a left femoral neck fracture after a fall. The next day she underwent an uneventful left hip hemiarthroplasty. About 3 hours postoperatively, she became lethargic, tachycardic, tachypneic, fe...

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Main Authors: Kim HJ, Jesinger M, Khosravi M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2017-12-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Subjects:
fat
embolus
embolism
CT scan
external iliac vein
fat embolism
hip fracture
hypoxemia
systemic inflammatory response syndrome
treatment
Online Access:http://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2017/12/27/medical-image-of-the-week-fat-embolism.html

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