medium-sized pulmonary embolus
Last reviewed 01/2018
A medium-sized pulmonary embolus, if it occurs with infarction causes:
- pleural pain, haemoptysis, effusion, hyperventilation, fever
- a chest radiograph which may show segmental collapse or consolidation
If there is no infarction then this condition may be silent.
clinical features of medium PE
assessment of clinical probability of pulmonary embolism (PE)
severity of pulmonary embolism (PE)
recommendations on the diagnostic investigations to be employed in suspected PE