Pulmonary embolus

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• Synonyms

  • PE
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Pulmonary infarct

• Effects

  • Breathlessness90.0%
  • Pleuritic chest pain
  • Cough
  • Haemoptysis
  • Acute hypoxia
  • Exudate pleural effusion
  • Pulmonary infarct10.0%
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Hypocapnia
  • Decreased KCO
  • Cavitating lung lesion
  • Positive ventilation-perfusion scan
  • Bloody pleural effusion
  • Hypoxic respiratory failure
  • High liver dehydrogenase
  • Raised troponin
  • Asystole
  • Secondary pulmonary hypertension

• Parents

  • Pulmonary pathology

• Children

  • Thrombotic pulmonary embolus
  • Major pulmonary embolus
  • Amniotic fluid embolism
  • Fat embolus
  • Air embolus

• Treatments

  • Fractionated heparin

• Description

  • "50% due to DVT"