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Pulmonary Embolism

EM Clerkship
EM Clerkship
Episode • Jul 2, 2017 • 9m
Introduction Pulmonary embolism (PE) is caused when a deep venous thrombosis from somewhere else in the body “embolizes” and becomes lodged in the pulmonary arteries Can cause pulmonary infarction (which mimics pneumonia on chest x-ray) Basic Approach to the Diagnosis of PE Step 1: Consider PE in any patient with signs or symptoms consistent with […]