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INFORMATION SYMPTOMS PE, LAB RES, INVESTIGATIONS HYPOTHESIS LOB's

secondary pulmonary embolism pulmonary vasculature and


46 year old mom of 3 acute pain in the chest oxygen saturation is 93%
due to deep vein thrombosis anatomy of the LUNGS
differences between embolus,
difficulty breathing, shortness of
presents to ER by her husband temperature is 37.2º C thrombus, air, fat, malignant
breath
tissue
thrombosis and fibrinolysis
has a good health pain in the right calf after the flight pulse is 76 bpm
process
felt the pain once more on the
was on a holiday in turkey blood pressure is 142/85 mmHg risk factors for thrombosis
flight back
took paracetamol to relieve the had pain in the right side of the
heart sounds I +, II +, O all about DVT
pain chest today
felt less pain when straightening had haemoptysis, and then respiratory rate is 25 breaths per
all about pulmonary embolus
the back coughed large amount of blood mminute
increased pain during inspiration, possible changes in arterial blood
couldnt continue her daily routine vesicular breath sound
coughing, and walking gases and ECG in PE
her GP advised her to go to the radiological investigations used to
difficulty breathing while walking normal vocal resonance
ER investigate pulmonary embolus
takes hormone replacement varicose vein in the right leg
normal abdomen examinations CXR in PE
therapy but no other medication during pregnancy
HRT for night sweats and copious
sudden stops for inspiration, pain in the right calf with no
menstrual bleeding before D dimer
breathing is not normal redness or edema
menopause
drinks 14 units of alcohol a week, subsegmental collapse in the left differences between
secondary thromboembolism
but doesnt smoke lower lobe, and pleural effusion Paracethamol and morphin
symptoms became worse after 48 pulmonary embolism to the left
allergic to penicillin fibrin formation and fibrinolysis
hours of hospitalization lower lobe
the effect of the autonomic
she is a manager in a polyclinic PO2 = 9.6 nervous system on heart and
blood vessels
her both parents had DVT PCO2 = 4.5 pulmonary embolus treatment
therapy of heparin, warfarin and
doesnt look heatly HCO3 = 22
thrombolytic agents
was given IV morphine to releive anticoagulant medications and
D-dimers = 0.8
the pain other drugs
IV heparin was also administered after 48h, pulse is 120bpm impaired haemostasis symptoms
warfin will be given after the
bp is 110/70 mmHg lifestyle advice
confirmed diagnosis
increased jugular venous pressure
Cardiac sounds I +,II +, IV plus
Respiratory rate 36 per minute
Oxygen saturation 80%

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