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Can a little clot bubble that formed after iv cause serious harm like a pulmonary embolism or stroke?
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No: These little bubbles get into the veins all the time and cause no troubles. The bubbles that cause damage in scuba divers and caisson disease cause problem by a different mechanism.
Answered 5/21/2014
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