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==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
Patients with | Patients with fat embolism may have a positive history of: | ||
* | *Long bone fracture | ||
*[History finding 2] | *[History finding 2] | ||
*[History finding 3] | *[History finding 3] |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Feham Tariq, MD [2]
Overview
History and Symptoms
History
Patients with fat embolism may have a positive history of:
- Long bone fracture
- [History finding 2]
- [History finding 3]
Symptoms
It usually takes 12-72 hours after the injury for the physical symptoms to become apparent. The symptoms of fat embolism syndrome can be divided into three categories:
- Neurological symptoms
- Cutaneous symptoms
- Pulmonary symptoms
Pulmonary symptoms:
- Dyspnea
- Tachypnea
Neurological symptoms:
Cutaneous symptoms:
General symptoms: