I pulled a raisin-sized fat globule (embolism?) out of a 16g IV when drawing blood. Is there anything I should have done?

When shown, MD said to waste it. I am confident in the MD's judgment, and the pt was fine; I'm only asking here now as a kind of curiosity.

Does this happen every so often? What does it mean? Should it be charted?

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COVID-19 and fat embolism: a hypothesis to explain the severe clinical outcome in people with obesity nature.com/articles/s4136…
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Visceral Fat Inflammation and Fat Embolism are associated with Lung's Lipidic Hyaline Membranes in COVID-19 patients biorxiv.org/content/10.11…
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Fat embolism and BBL

Hello everyone, I have a question regarding BBL that I was not able to find a real answer to. So my question is when BBL is performed (safe BBL and regular BBL) how long after the surgery can fat embolism occur? Maybe one of you knows that. Thank you ! :)

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What we do: 40 years ago Ronnie Peterson was saved from the fire at the start of the Italian GP. Sadly he died the day after due to a fat embolism, caused by the fractures to his legs youtube.com/watch?v=wGq-f…
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Can surgery cause fat embolism

Long term sufferer of body dysmorphia. Now, I once considered getting surgery but opted out of it due do the fear of this fat embolism. There is one publication talking about fat embolism being a side effect in the surgery that could lead to fatality. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277928288_Fat_Embolism_After_Surgery_for_Gynecomastia

Edit Agreed that there is a minor chance. But is fat embolism associated primarily with lipo. Will only gland excision cut the risks?

If anyone can weigh in on this it would be great

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What is the cause of petechiae in Fat embolism? This is what LY says, however, other sources say it's due to occlusion of dermal capillaries and extravasation of RBCs?
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ELI5: Why is a fat embolism common prior to surgery for a pelvic fracture?
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Cosmetic limb lengthening patient almost dies from fat embolism in lungs

Recent post from someone who had their cosmetic lengthening done by Dr Paley in Florida, USA.

http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=237.126

Some highlights:

"On day 2, my caregiver was with me when she noticed my O2 (oxygen) stats started dropping. First they went down to 91. Then, they went down to 74. This happened in a matter of minutes and floor staff quickly rushed into the room and threw a large oxygen mask over my face (50% concentration). I was rushed down stairs to the CT scan to view my lungs and see why I wasn't breathing...In the CT scanner, I felt pressure build up and my IV exploded in my arm, blood splattering all over the place. I screamed out again, and told them what happened. They said not to worry and finished up the scan. They pulled me out, muttering that the key was not properly turned when inserting my IV, so human error caused my IV to explode my blood all over my arm, sheets, robe, and bruised my right underarm beyond recognition...I was transported then to a recovery room where I was heavily monitored by nurses and doctors for 5 hours straight. The room was too bright, too loud and I couldn't manage any sleep. I found out here that I had pneumonia, and my right lung was heavily clouded in the CT scan...Then the news was confirmed- I had gotten a fatty emboli in my lungs. For those unaware, this is when your fat being reamed out of your femoral canals goes into your bloodstream which then travels up to your lungs...I've been on breathing oxygen tubes until today, and I'm finally breathing on my own now. I just finished my IV antibiotics for my lungs today, and will now switch to oral antibiotics. I still am doing a breathing treatment, where I inhale medicated smoke for up to 7 minutes, about 5-7 times a day. To do these treatments, I'm woken up for them and have to breathe in and out of the device. This means I've never had a consistent nightly sleep in my past week here."

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can anyone help me find an article about fat embolism syndrome and its enoxaparin treatment?

any discussion about the topic is welcome as well

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Ronnie Peterson's car catches fire after hitting the barriers hard during the start of the 1978 Italian Grand Prix. Ronnie suffered minor burns and severe leg injuries and died one day later due to fat embolism caused by the leg injuries. September 10, 1978 [1280x763]
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πŸ‘€︎ u/house_of_ghosts
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"the illusion of purity" aka how I'd write a sister of battle falling to Chaos (fanfiction)

(please , please do not ACKSHUALLY me. I know that miriael sabathiel is the only 'canon' chaos sororitas but also you guys have to remember that beings as mentally powerful as astartes can fall. This sister , Tyra((aka hysteria)) starts as humble hospitalier before slowly getting into some Alice in wonderland hallucinations. This took a while as I kept starting over. Hopefully you guys like it)

+++THOUGHT FOR THE DAY; death is better than failure+++

Tyra resisted her emotions as the mechanic adepts removed her power armor. As a combat hospitalier , she always tried to save everyone... But , as anyone knows , the grim darkness of the 41st millennium doesn't always have happy endings. 49 of her order had been wiped out , nevermind a good number of guardsmen she had become friends with. Tears welled in her eyes as the tech adepts left , leaving Tyra to go clean herself. Luckily , her room happened to be soundproof. The door hissed shut , and immediately she began to bawl. Unfortunately , the emperor blessed her with a heart that does not deserve the brutality of war. Unbeknownst to her , a daemon was afoot.

Tyra was a warrior , yes , but she was still human. She still felt. And now? She felt shame. Utter horror and anguish. She tried so hard to save her friends , her -well- family. But , against the forces of chaos , things have a terrible habit of going wrong.Β  Tyra sobbed , allowing the warm water of her shower to overcome her.Β  Ilis. Breta. Jeny. All dead. At the very least , she had no injuries. She got hit in the breastplate with an autogun , but power armor stops that easily.Β  A short shower , and she nearly collapsed on her bed. Tired and in grief , Tyra briefly reflected on the fact she may have a nightmare. Regardless , sleep came.

Her eyes opened , and she was in some frilly blue-and-white dress that resembled how a noble would dress their daughters. The world around her was oddΒ  ; mushrooms as tall as trees , butterflies on the wind that more closely resembled scrap metal sculptures , and other stranger creatures.Β  The smell of fresh tea wafted over the landscapeΒ  alluringly , and suddenly Tyra found herself drawn to it. In a clearing , a man was stirring a large potΒ  with a dubious grin on his face. "Hello?" She asked. "o-? Oh! Yes , welcome my dear hysteria! Come , have a seat!" The gardener smiled as if Tyra was an old friend. She sat at the table , noticing other guests.Β  A strange man-shaped moth , a spacemarineΒ  , and an incredibly fat

... keep reading on reddit ➑

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πŸ‘€︎ u/chadmonsterfucker
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Blind Girl Here. Give Me Your Best Blind Jokes!

Do your worst!

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Geddit? No? Only me?
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I wanna hear your best airplane puns.

Pilot on me!!

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E or ß?
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No spoilers
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Onfour
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These aren't dad jokes...

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

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What did 0 say to 8 ?

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

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I dislike karma whores who make posts that imply it's their cake day, simply for upvotes.

I won't be doing that today!

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The Ancient Romans II
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πŸ‘€︎ u/mordrathe
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Dropped my best ever dad joke & no one was around to hear it

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Vegetable-Acadia
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How do you stop Canadian bacon from curling in your frying pan?

You take away their little brooms

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School Was Clothed
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Kennydoe
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It this sub dead?

There hasn't been a post all year!

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πŸ‘€︎ u/TheTreelo
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I did it, I finally did it. After 4 years and 92 days I went from being a father, to a dad.

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

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Baka!
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Couch potato
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concrete πŸ—Ώ
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Fast_Echidna_8520
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My name is ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

It’s pronounced β€œNoel.”

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πŸ‘€︎ u/beef_fried_rice
πŸ“…︎ Dec 25 2021
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Why are people so surprised and angry about Djokovic being an anti-vaxxer?

After all his first name is No-vac

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πŸ‘€︎ u/hangryman23
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That’s Michelle
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πŸ‘€︎ u/FLEXSEALBREAKER
πŸ“…︎ Jan 10 2022
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If Korean pop is shortened to Kpop and Korean Drama is Kdrama...

What, then, is Chinese rap?

Edit:

Notable mentions from the comments:

  • Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits

  • French/Finnish art

  • Country/Canadian rap

  • Chinese/Country/Canadian rock

  • Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap

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πŸ‘€︎ u/hootanahalf
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Is this sub still active?

There hasn't been a single post this year!

(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)

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πŸ‘€︎ u/DonStimpo
πŸ“…︎ Dec 31 2021
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What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs in a hot tub?

Bob

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πŸ‘€︎ u/4fuchssake
πŸ“…︎ Jan 05 2022
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My WIFI password is 2444666668888888

Just to clarify, 12345678

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πŸ‘€︎ u/az1m_
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I can't believe I was arrested for impersonating a politician...

I was just sitting there doing nothing.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/ENJOYblet
πŸ“…︎ Jan 05 2022
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Possibly the greatest Snap Reaction dad joke I've ever told (it even got me a POWERFUL groan and vehement FU from my wife)

Me grabbing a soda from my (what I thought was) half full 12pk...

Notices there's only 2;

Me: "Awe man... This is a damn bird box!" Her: "What the hell does that mean?!" Me: (Pulls both cans out & shows them to her) "It's only got Toucans."

I'm not ashamed to admit the look on her face was glorious.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/AKhakiNerfHerder
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Guns
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πŸ‘€︎ u/PlayYo-KaiWatch21
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The two genders
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πŸ‘€︎ u/ShrimpRex
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I named my dog "5 miles."

So that I could frequently say, "I am going to walk 5 miles now."

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πŸ‘€︎ u/javacafe
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If β€œwomb” is pronounced β€œwoom” and β€œtomb” is pronounced β€œtoom” then shouldn’t β€œbomb” be pronounced…

β€œBOOM”?!

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πŸ‘€︎ u/FourBloodMoons
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Why did Novak Djokovic pay for his flight to Australia with a Mastercard?

Because his Visa didn’t work.

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