Pulmonary embolism (patient information): Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
**Medications like [[OCP]],[[tamoxifen]],[[Hormone Replacement Therapy]] | **Medications like [[OCP]],[[tamoxifen]],[[Hormone Replacement Therapy]] | ||
==When to seek urgent medical care== | |||
[[Pulmonary embolism]] can be potentially life threatening and one should seek medical care when suffering from symptoms of [[Pulmonary embolism]]. Severe sharp [[chest pain]], shortness of breath, blood in sputum, raised heart rate may be ominous signs. | |||
Revision as of 19:32, 22 July 2011
|
Pulmonary Embolism Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Pulmonary Embolism Assessment of Probability of Subsequent VTE and Risk Scores |
|
Treatment |
|
Follow-Up |
|
Special Scenario |
|
Trials |
|
Case Studies |
|
Pulmonary embolism (patient information) On the Web |
|
Directions to Hospitals Treating Pulmonary embolism (patient information) |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Pulmonary embolism (patient information) |
For the WikiDoc page for this topic, click here
Editors-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.; Associate Editors-in-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [1]
Synonyms and keywords: PE
What is Pulmonary embolism?
Pulmonary embolism is a condition in which a blood clot blocks one or many arteries of the lung. Blood clot are most commonly formed in legs and then travel to lungs.
What are the symptoms of Pulmonary embolism?
Sign and Symptom vary from person to person. The common symptoms are
- Shortness of breath or Rapid breathing
- Chest pain which comes up on deep breathing and is knife-like or sharp.
- Coughing up blood
Who is at highest risk?
There is increased risk of PE in many conditions which are
- Thrombophilia is a condition in which blood has an increased tendency to clot. Thrombophilia can be Inherited or Acquired. Acquired Thrombophilia occurs in association with other medical conditions like Polycythimia vera or Antiphospholipid Antibody
- There are many other condition that increases the risk of PE
- Pregnancy
- Obesity
- Smoking
- Cancer
- Heart failure
- Previous PE
- Medications like OCP,tamoxifen,Hormone Replacement Therapy
When to seek urgent medical care
Pulmonary embolism can be potentially life threatening and one should seek medical care when suffering from symptoms of Pulmonary embolism. Severe sharp chest pain, shortness of breath, blood in sputum, raised heart rate may be ominous signs.
<youtube v=gGrDAGN5pC0/>