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Pulmonary Embolism

Also Know As Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Sign/Symptoms
Ankle Swelling (Ankle Oedema) Blood Pressure Below Normal (Hypotension) Breath Shortness (Dyspnoea) Breathing Rapid Hyperventilation (Tachypnea) Cough Coughing Up Blood (Haemoptysis, Hemoptysis) Fatigue Fever (Raised Body Temperature) Pain Whilst Breathing (Pleurisy) Pain: Chest Skin Bluish Coloration (Cyanosis) Sweating (Perspiring) Swelling (Oedema, Edema) Wheezing

Drugs
Dalteparin Enoxaparin Phenindione Streptokinase Warfarin

Treatments
Surgery Vena Cava Filter Pulmonary Embolectomy Medical Procedure Intravenous fluids (IV) Oxygen Administration Lifestyle Changes Intravenous fluids (IV) Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Medical Therapy Oxygen Administration Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Pulmonary Embolectomy Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Vena Cava Filter Weakly in Favour Low Evidence

Attributes
CriticalCare = Yes

Further Tests
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Concentration Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) (Increased) Blood pH Test Blood pH (Increased) Coagulation Factor Assay (Blood Clotting Factors) Factor V (Labile Factor, Proaccelerin, Percentage of Normal Value) (Decreased) D-Dimer Blood Test D-Dimer (Increased) Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products, FSPs, Fibrin Breakdown Products, Fbps) Fibrin Split Products (Increased) Fibrin Monomers Test Fibrin Monomers (Increased) Fibrinopeptide A (FPA) Action Assay Fibrinopeptide A (FPA) (Increased) Oxygen Saturation Test (Arterial Blood, SaO2) Oxygen Saturation (Arterial Blood, SaO2) (Decreased) Partial Pressure of Arterial Carbon Dioxide (PCO2, PaCO2) Partial Pressure of Arterial Carbon Dioxide (PaCO2) (Decreased) Partial Pressure of Oxygen (PO2) Partial Pressure of Arterial Oxygen (PaO2) (Decreased) Plasminogen Activity Plasminogen (Decreased) Protein C (PC ANtigen) Protein C (Decreased) Protein S Concentration Protein S (Decreased) Urine Volume Urine (Decreased)

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