Feb 27, 2025 · Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common and sometimes fatal disease. The diagnostic approach to PE should be efficient while simultaneously avoiding unnecessary …

Jan 20, 2016 · Pulmonary embolism is a blockage in the pulmonary artery caused by blood clots that have traveled from deep veins in the legs or pelvis. It can cause symptoms ranging from …

Jul 10, 2024 · Pleuritic chest pain without other symptoms or risk factors may be a presentation of pulmonary embolism. Pleuritic or respirophasic chest pain is a particularly worrisome symptom....

Dec 1, 2022 · A pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a blood clot gets stuck in an artery in the lung, blocking blood flow to part of the lung. Blood clots most often start in the legs and travel …

Feb 18, 2022 · Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a form of venous thromboembolism (VTE) that is common and sometimes fatal. The clinical presentation of PE is variable and often …

Pulmonary embolism is a blood clot in the pulmonary arteries. Patients with pulmonary embolism can be asymptomatic or at extreme risk for their lives. They may also present with sudden death.

Jul 10, 2024 · Pulmonary embolism is present in 60-80% of patients with DVT, even though more than half these patients are asymptomatic. Pulmonary embolism is the third most common …

Clinical presentation of pulmonary embolism is non-specific and may include dyspnoea, chest pain, haemoptysis, syncope, hypotension, and shock. Patients with suggestive history, …

Symptoms of pulmonary embolism are nonspecific and include dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, and, in more severe cases, light-headedness, presyncope, syncope, or cardiorespiratory arrest. …

A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage in the pulmonary circulation formed from a blood clot, usually in the pulmonary artery, that blocks blood flow to the lung tissue (McCance p. 3774).