Today the term ‘Fat Embolism’ is really getting fire over the internet searches as more and more people are coming this way to find out the definition and causes of this type of embolism after watching the season finale of ‘House’, an American TV medical drama series.
According to medical sciences the term ‘Embolism’ is opposite to ‘Clot’. A Clot happens when blockage is formed in a point inside the blood vessel without being carried in the vessel from some other parts
whereas an embolism occurs when an embolus travels from one part of the body to any other part causing jam of a blood vessel in that part where it reaches.
Similarly the term ‘Fat Embolism’ is a type of embolism that occurs when a fat enters the circulatory system as a result of any sort of surgery or physical suffering.
Fat embolism can happen during a surgery, childbirth or even when a bone fractures. The Fat Embolism in case of a fractured bone occurs when greasy bone marrow penetrates the blood flow and causes impasse in the way of continuously flowing blood cells.
Symptoms of Fat Embolism, as per medical sciences, appear in 1-3 days and include dermatological, hematological and neurological conditions.
The list of most successful prophylactic ways to cure Fat Embolism includes reducing long bone fractures as soon as possible, taking all precautionary measure after the injury and protection of intravascular volume.
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