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==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]]. | |||
==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.