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What is Pulmonary embolism?

What is Pulmonary embolism?

• Pulmonary embolism: Blocked lung blood vessel often from a blood clot.
• Pulmonary embolism: Embolism in the pulmonary artery or one of its branches.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Pulmonary embolism: blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Pulmonary embolism: Introduction

Types of Pulmonary embolism:

Broader types of Pulmonary embolism:

• Artery conditions
• Respiratory conditions
• Lung conditions
• Embolism
• Thromboembolism
• more types...»

How many people get Pulmonary embolism?

Incidence (annual) of Pulmonary embolism: approximately 650,000 cases annually in the USA
Incidence Rate of Pulmonary embolism: approx 1 in 418 or 0.24% or 650,000 people in USA [about data]

How serious is Pulmonary embolism?

Complications of Pulmonary embolism: see complications of Pulmonary embolism
Deaths for Pulmonary embolism: 9,000 deaths (NHLBI 1999)

What causes Pulmonary embolism?

Causes of Pulmonary embolism: see causes of Pulmonary embolism
Risk factors for Pulmonary embolism: see risk factors for Pulmonary embolism

What are the symptoms of Pulmonary embolism?

Symptoms of Pulmonary embolism: see symptoms of Pulmonary embolism

Complications of Pulmonary embolism: see complications of Pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary embolism: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Pulmonary embolism.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Pulmonary embolism.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Pulmonary embolism: see treatments for Pulmonary embolism
Prevention of Pulmonary embolism: see prevention of Pulmonary embolism
Research for Pulmonary embolism: see research for Pulmonary embolism

Society issues for Pulmonary embolism

Hospitalizations for Pulmonary embolism: 90,000 (NHLBI 1999)

Hospitalization statistics for Pulmonary embolism: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Pulmonary embolism:

• 0.186% (23,699) of hospital consultant episodes were for pulmonary embolism in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 66% of hospital consultant episodes for pulmonary embolism required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 44% of hospital consultant episodes for pulmonary embolism were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 36% of hospital consultant episodes for pulmonary embolism were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 91% of hospital consultant episodes for pulmonary embolism required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Physician office visits for Pulmonary embolism: 92,000 (NHLBI 1999)

Organs Affected by Pulmonary embolism:

Organs and body systems related to Pulmonary embolism include:

• Lung
• Respiratory
• Artery

Name and Aliases of Pulmonary embolism

Main name of condition: Pulmonary embolism

Other names or spellings for Pulmonary embolism:

pulmonary thromboembolism, pulmonary embolus, lung embolism

PE Source - Diseases Database

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Pulmonary embolism:

• Pulmonary thromboembolism
• Deep vein thrombosis
• DVT
• Virchow triad
• Indwelling central venous catheters
• Calf vein thrombosis
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Cor pulmonale
• Hemoptysis
• Dyspnea
• Chest pain
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation

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