Kauai's latest luxury hotel sits on a prime stretch of Poipu Beach, and has 121 mod-meets-island-style rooms. The spa focuses on indigenous ingredients, like seaweed, Red Kauai clay, and guava. Rooms from $349; Ko'a Kea Resort.
Pulmonary embolism or blood clots in the lungs is a problem which occurs when one or even more arteries in the lungs are blocked. In many cases, blood clots in the lungs are caused by clots of blood that flow to your lungs from another area of the body â most frequently, your legs.
1 A blood clot is a mass formed by platelets and fibrin in the blood to stop bleeding. 2  There are a variety of risk factors and illness that can lead to blood clot formation. 3  Causes of blood clots may include: 4  certain heart conditions, 5  pregnancy, 6  prolonged immobility,7  smoking, 8  certain medications, 9  surgery, and. Blood clots can cause heart attack or stroke; or pain, swelling, redness and tenderness in the area of the clot. 2  The diagnosis is suggested by the history and physical examination and often confirmed with an imaging test. 3  Treatment may require surgery, anti-coagulation medications, or a combination of the two.