Pulmonary Embolism PDF

Title	Pulmonary Embolism
Course	Medicine
Institution	King's College London
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Pulmonary Embolism Saturday, 23 November 2019

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Introduction Blood clot(s) that block pulmonary circulation Clinical Presentation Triad of: • Dyspnoea • Pleuritic chest pain (worse on inspiration) • Haemoptysis Breathlessness Swelling in leg if DVT Risk Factors Long flight (DVT) Pregnancy (hypercoagulable blood) Cancer (hypercoagulable blood) Post-surgery Clinical Examination Tachypnoea Tachycardic Investigation Calculate Wells' score Management If Wells' score is >4, then PE is likely, do a CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) (but if unable to get quickly, then treat with low molecular weight heparin) If Wells' score is...