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"The Great Masquerader": An Interesting Case Series of Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) encompasses pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The clinical manifestations of pulmonary embolism are highly variable and non-specific. We report five cases of pulmonary embolism, each with a unique clinical profile and degree of severity. The clinica...

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Autores principales: Sritharan, Sri Balaji, Raj, C. Poornima, TA, Vidya, Pandurangan, Narendhiran, Shinde, Vikrant
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9828400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36632266
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32330
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author Sritharan, Sri Balaji
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description Venous thromboembolism (VTE) encompasses pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The clinical manifestations of pulmonary embolism are highly variable and non-specific. We report five cases of pulmonary embolism, each with a unique clinical profile and degree of severity. The clinical, electrocardiographic, and radiologic findings of each patient are described in this case series along with the appropriate therapy based on hemodynamic stability. It is crucial to distinguish between hemodynamically stable and unstable pulmonary embolism and treatment should be started right away to reduce morbidity and mortality secondary to obstructive shock.
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spelling pubmed-98284002023-01-10 "The Great Masquerader": An Interesting Case Series of Pulmonary Thromboembolism Sritharan, Sri Balaji Raj, C. Poornima TA, Vidya Pandurangan, Narendhiran Shinde, Vikrant Cureus Cardiology Venous thromboembolism (VTE) encompasses pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The clinical manifestations of pulmonary embolism are highly variable and non-specific. We report five cases of pulmonary embolism, each with a unique clinical profile and degree of severity. The clinical, electrocardiographic, and radiologic findings of each patient are described in this case series along with the appropriate therapy based on hemodynamic stability. It is crucial to distinguish between hemodynamically stable and unstable pulmonary embolism and treatment should be started right away to reduce morbidity and mortality secondary to obstructive shock. Cureus 2022-12-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9828400/ /pubmed/36632266 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32330 Text en Copyright © 2022, Sritharan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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