Air embolism
Air embolism is a disorder in which a gas embolus originating in the lungs blocks a cerebral blood vessel, usually due to overinflation of the lungs caused by expansion of pulmonary gas when the surrounding pressure decreases (such as when ascending from a deep-water dive) and is often characterized by pain and/or neurologic symptoms.
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Site of disease:
lung -
Infectious :
Not contagious -
Frequent population:
All groups -
Related symptoms:
Restlessness difficulty breathing coma circulatory failure trauma -
Concurrent disease: