Pulmonary embolism diagnostic approach

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editors-in-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [2]

Overview

Signs and symptoms of pulmonary embolism are nonspecific; therefore, patients presenting with:

• unexplained dyspnea
• tachypnea
• chest pain
• Risk factors for pulmonary embolism

—should undergo diagnostic tests until the diagnosis is confirmed or eliminated or an alternative diagnosis is made.