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This summer I wrote an article about my experience with a postsurgical pulmonary embolism, hoping that sharing my story would help others take their own medical warning signs seriously.

This, the prosecution said, caused an air bubble and a blockage in the circulation known as air embolism.

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Ms Chesterton had a blood clot in her left leg, which led to her dying of a pulmonary embolism.

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Lucas contends that two of them shouldn’t be administered together because they cause anxiety and can lead to a pulmonary embolism, which is what Wilson’s autopsy determined was his cause of death.

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Matthew Okula said he hopes his efforts help educate expecting mothers and encourage them to discuss the potential complication — amniotic fluid embolism — with their healthcare providers.

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