Pulmonary embolism differential diagnosis

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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

Differential Diagnosis

Part of what makes the diagnosis of PE difficult is that the differential diagnosis of the clinical presentation of PE is extensive including a long list of conditions causing chest pain. Whats more, PE can accompany any of the above diagnoses.

• Anemia
• Angina pectoris
• Aortic stenosis
• Atrial fibrillation
• Cardiogenic shock
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Cor pulmonale
• Costochondritis
• Emphysema
• Herpes zoster
• Mitral stenosis
• Musculoskeletal pain
• Pleuritis
• Rib fracture
• Pericarditis
• Salicylate intoxication
• Hyperventilation
• Myocardial infarction
• Myocardial ischemia
• Myocarditis
• Bacterial pneumonia
• Community acquired pneumonia
• Pneumothorax
• Septic shock
• Distributive shock
• Hemorrhagic shock
• Sudden cardiac death
• Syncope
• Toxic shock syndrome
• Viral pneumonia