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#Hemodynamic instability and [[syncope]] (associated with massive pulmonary embolism) | #Hemodynamic instability and [[syncope]] (associated with massive pulmonary embolism) | ||
#In the elderly, it may mimick as indolent [[pneumonia]] or [[heart failure]]. | #In the elderly, it may mimick as indolent [[pneumonia]] or [[heart failure]]. | ||
Prospective Investigation Of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis Study ('''PIOPED''') found the following symptoms in 97% of patients with angiographic proven PE | |||
*[[Dyspnea]] | |||
*Pleuritic chest pain | |||
*[[Tachypnea]] | |||
The absence of this triad reduces the clinical probability of PE | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editors-in-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [2]
Synonyms and keywords: PE
Overview
Three major clinical presentations:
- Dyspnea with or without pleuritic chest pain and hemoptysis
- Hemodynamic instability and syncope (associated with massive pulmonary embolism)
- In the elderly, it may mimick as indolent pneumonia or heart failure.
Prospective Investigation Of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis Study (PIOPED) found the following symptoms in 97% of patients with angiographic proven PE
The absence of this triad reduces the clinical probability of PE