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Revision as of 20:20, 10 October 2012
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| ICD-10 | I26 |
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| ICD-9 | 415.1 |
| DiseasesDB | 10956 |
| MedlinePlus | 000132 |
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Pulmonary Embolism Assessment of Probability of Subsequent VTE and Risk Scores |
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Pulmonary embolism On the Web |
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Editor(s)-In-Chief: The APEX Trial Investigators, C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Synonyms and keywords: PE; Venous thromboembolism; lung blood clot; blood clot-lung; embolus; tumor embolus; embolism-pulmonary
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Pathophysiology
Differentiating Pulmonary Embolism from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Assessment of Pretest Probability
Wells Score | Original Geneva Score | Revised Geneva Score | Simplified Geneva Score | PE Rule-out Criteria | Summary of PE Clinical Probability based on Clinical Prediction Rules
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Arterial Blood Gas | D-dimer | Biomarkers | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | Ventilation/Perfusion Scan | Echocardiography | Compression Ultrasonography | Chest CT | CT Pulmonary Angiography (CTPA) | MRI | Other Imaging Findings
Treatment
Treatment Approach
Medical Therapy:
- Fibrinolytic: Thrombolysis
Surgery:
Catheter-Based Interventions | Surgical Embolectomy | Inferior Vena Cava Filters | Percutaneous Transluminal Venous Angioplasty and Stent Placement | Pulmonary Endarterectomy
Discharge Care
Discharge Care | Follow-Up/Recurrence | Support group
Special Scenarios
Landmark Trials
Guidelines
ACCP Guidelines
Initial treatment of Acute PE | Guidelines for Long-term treatment of PE | Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
ACC/AHA Guidelines
Guidelines for Initial Anticoagulation for Acute PE | Surgical embolectomy | Inferior vena cava filters | Thromboreductive Strategies | Percutaneous Transluminal Venous Angioplasty and Stent Placement
ESC Guidelines
- Diagnosis: Suspected high-risk PE| Suspected non-high-risk PE | Low clinical probability | Intermediate clinical probability | High clinical probability
- Treatment: High-risk pulmonary embolism | Non-high-risk pulmonary embolism | Long-term treatment | Inferior vena cava filters