MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Embolism, Fat
Tree Number(s): C14.907.355.350.454
Unique ID: D004620
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004620
Annotation: do not confuse with EMBOLISM, CHOLESTEROL
Scope Note: Blocking of a blood vessel by fat deposits in the circulation. It is often seen after fractures of large bones or after administration of CORTICOSTEROIDS.
Entry Term(s): Fat Embolism; Fat Embolism Syndrome
NLM Classification #: QZ 170
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/02/26

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Embolism, Fat MeSH Descriptor Data 2024