2025年2月27日 · Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common and sometimes fatal disease. The diagnostic approach to PE should be efficient while simultaneously avoiding unnecessary testing so that therapy can be prompt and potential morbidity and mortality avoided. This topic discusses the clinical manifestations and diagnostic evaluation of PE.

The variability of presentation for pulmonary embolism (PE) sets the patient and clinician up for potentially missing the diagnosis. Such missed diagnoses occur in approximately...

2024年12月11日 · Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a blood clot that has arisen from another area obstructs the pulmonary arteries. PE typically originates as a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the lower extremities. Together, PE and DVT form the spectrum of venous thromboembolism (VTE).

Differential Diagnosis I: Pneumonia Rationale: Pneumonia is the infection and inflammation of the terminal airways and alveoli. The most common agents that cause pneumonia are viruses followed by bacteria and atypical microorganisms, such as fungi (McCance & Huether, 2019, p. 1186). Mr. Smith has many of the typical signs and symptoms of pneumonia.

Pulmonary embolism must be distinguished from other life-threatening causes of chest pain including acute myocardial infarction, aortic dissection, and pericardial tamponade, as well as a large list of non-life-threatening causes of chest discomfort and shortness of breath.

Venous thromboembolism manifests as deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism, and has a mortality rate of 6 to 12 percent. Well-validated clinical prediction rules are available...

Venous thromboembolism, commonly presented as pulmonary embolism and deep-vein thrombosis, is a paramount and potentially fatal condition with variable clinical presentation. Diagnosis is key to providing appropriate treatment in a safe and timely fashion.

Conditions that can cause similar symptoms to pulmonary embolism (PE) include: Other respiratory conditions, such as: Acute bronchitis. Acute exacerbation of asthma. For more information, see the CKS topic on Asthma. Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is an important public health problem. In August 2019, the European Society of Cardiology in collaboration with the European Respiratory Society released new guidelines for the diagnosis and management of PE. We discuss the basic changes between these recent guidelines and the previous guidelines that were published in 2014.

2011年11月18日 · Most cardiopulmonary diseases share at least one symptom with pulmonary embolism (PE). The aim of this study was to identify the most common acute causes of dyspnea, chest pain, fainting or palpitations, which diagnostic procedures were performed and whether clinicians investigate them appropriately.