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Is pregnancy associated with an increased risk in pulmonary embolism?
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PE: The pressure of the fetus on the lower extremity veins can help blood clots form in the leg and pelvic veins if there is a clotting diathesis. If a clot forms the pulmonary embolism can happen.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Deep vein thrombus: Weight gain edema stasis in veins obstruction of vena cava and iliac veins by weight and pressure of pregnant uterus coagulopathies of pregnancy less mobility of some folks-sedentary clots form, extend and embolize to the big filter- the lungs.
Answered 4/7/2013
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