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Do you always know if you were having a pulmonary embolism?
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No: The smaller the clot(s) in number and/or size the less likely symptoms will be present. This has to do with how many and how large are the lung arteries blocked by the clots, which in turn determines the likelihood and type of symptoms.
Answered 9/28/2016
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No: Sometimes you have very small emboli that you may not notice or can be very subtle .
Answered 4/18/2018
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