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There are no specific symptoms for air embolism, and it can be misdiagnosed as many other conditions. | |||
The History of a patient plays an important role in its diagnosis | |||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
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Overview
There are no specific symptoms for air embolism, and it can be misdiagnosed as many other conditions. The History of a patient plays an important role in its diagnosis
History and Symptoms
- The diagnosis of air embolism is clinical and should be suspected in patients with history of:
- High risk procedures
- Scuba diving
- Trauma to head, neck, thorax or abdomen
- Hemodialysis catheters
- Positive pressure ventilation
- Symptoms of air embolism depend on:[1]
- the location
- size of the emboli
- rate of emboli formation
- patient spontaneously breathing
- patient under controlled positive pressure ventilation
- Symptoms include the following:
- Dyspnea
- Cough
- Chest pain
- Mental status changes
- Dizziness/ Vertigo
- Nausea
- Syncope
- Headache
- Anxiety
References
- ↑ Marek A. Mirski, Abhijit Vijay Lele, Lunei Fitzsimmons & Thomas J. K. Toung (2007). "Diagnosis and treatment of vascular air embolism". Anesthesiology. 106 (1): 164–177. PMID 17197859. Unknown parameter
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