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What Is The Difference Between An Embolism And Heart Attack?
Hello, I was looking for the difference between an embolism and heat attack? but I think since its chat service I will ask more specifically. My motther height is 5'1, she is 54 years old, weight: 135. She started feeling to want to throw up and then she did threw up, then some headache, arms and chest pain and then the pain increased at the same time she was sweating. This happened Friday and I concuded it could have been a heart attack I gave her some concentrated aloe vera from Herbalife and then she started feeling better but she still have some lung pain, back and she can't endure to be seatind sown. Please help it would be nice to receive information due to she doesn't have any medical support or insurance. Thanks.
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Hi friend,
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A clot getting formed in one place is called thrombosis. If it blocks the blood vessel – artery – at that site, it causes death of tissue beyond... In the arteries of heart, it ends in heart attack.
If it is formed in one place (vein, usually leg); gets dislodged and blocks a vessel downstream (usually lung arteries), it is called embolism.
Take your mother to an Emergency set-up / get her examined / get investigated – ECG, enzymes, Echo and lab.
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
Welcome to Health Care Magic
A clot getting formed in one place is called thrombosis. If it blocks the blood vessel – artery – at that site, it causes death of tissue beyond... In the arteries of heart, it ends in heart attack.
If it is formed in one place (vein, usually leg); gets dislodged and blocks a vessel downstream (usually lung arteries), it is called embolism.
Take your mother to an Emergency set-up / get her examined / get investigated – ECG, enzymes, Echo and lab.
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
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