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How wold you know if you had a blood clot embolism?

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Dr. Philip Chao answered

Specializes in Radiology

Ask a doctor: Usually the combination of clinical symptoms and imaging - usually an angiogram or sonogram or MRI can help you determine there is a blood clot in a specific location.

Answered 9/28/2016

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