Pulmonary embolus - Sanjay Manohar's Medical Browser
Pulmonary embolus
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Synonyms
PE
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary infarct
Effects
Breathlessness
90.0%
Pleuritic chest pain
Cough
Haemoptysis
Acute hypoxia
Exudate pleural effusion
Pulmonary infarct
10.0%
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"
Type item name:
Sanjay Manohar
2006