5-Minute Clinical Consult: Arterial Gas Embolism

Arterial Gas Embolism

[General]

Cerebral air embolism:
- Altered mental status
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Paresthesias
- Visual disturbances
- Aphasia
- Minor motor weakness
- Paralysis
- Seizures
- Asymmetric pupils
- Hemianopia
Coronary arterial embolism:
- Chest pain
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Cardiac arrest
Renal arterial embolism:
- Hematuria
- Proteinuria
- Renal failure
Mucocutaneous arterial embolism:
- Cyanotic marbling of the skin
- Focal area of pallor in the tongue

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