A study performed to investigate whether fetal squamous cells from amniotic fluid could obstruct the maternal pulmonary vasculature causing cardiopulmonary collapse, found that the mean cell count in amniotic fluid was 695 +/- 600 squamous cells per mL of fluid. (medscape.com)
They concluded that even if the entire volume of amniotic fluid were transferred to the maternal circulation, the available squamous cells would only obstruct 1 in 1 million pulmonary capillary segments resulting in clinically undetectable obstruction. (medscape.com)
Chest spiral CT scan with radiocontrast agent showing multiple filling defects both at the bifurcation ("saddle" pulmonary embolism) and in the pulmonary arteries . (wikipedia.org)
ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), pneumonia, pericarditis, pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, pulmonary edema, and pulmonary embolism appeared to be ruled out, according to notes in the clinical section of the EM physician's evaluation. (tmlt.org)
Patients with persistent dyspnea or requiring supplemental oxygen should be assessed with pulmonary function tests, 6-minute walk tests, chest imaging, and pulmonary embolism screening. (medscape.com)
Maternal circulation1
Blocking of maternal circulation by AMNIOTIC FLUID that is forced into uterine VEINS by strong UTERINE CONTRACTION near the end of pregnancy. (bvsalud.org)
Syndrome2
Data from the National Amniotic Fluid Embolus Registry suggest that the process is more similar to anaphylaxis than to embolism, and the term anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy has been suggested because fetal tissue or amniotic fluid components are not universally found in women who present with signs and symptoms attributable to AFE. (medscape.com)
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a severe illness caused by em/betamipron 1 g/day + amikacin 100 mg/day, and subse- methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infec- quently, panipenem/betamipron 1 g/day + vancomycin 1 tion, usually during menstruation but also in the postpartum g/day). (cdc.gov)
Acute1
The EM physician's impression was "acute chest pain/angina. (tmlt.org)
Clinical1
Pre-hospital fluid therapy in the critically injured patient-a clinical update. (safer.net)
Blood3
DAVID: It's when amniotic fluid from around the baby passes into the mother's blood stream. (neighboursepisodes.com)
Amniotic fluid or chorionic villi sampling may be used for microarray or chromosomal analyses, and maternal blood may now be tested by cell-free DNA methods. (basicmedicalkey.com)