Pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary embolism: Introduction

Pulmonary embolism: Blocked lung blood vessel often from a blood clot. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pulmonary embolism is available below.

Symptoms of Pulmonary embolism

• Chest pain - most common symptom; about 90% of cases
• Pleuritic chest pain, pleurisy
• Dyspnea
• Breathing difficulty
• Shortness of breath
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 20 symptoms of Pulmonary embolism

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Pulmonary embolism:

• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Hypertension Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Blood Pressure Testing
  • Home Cholesterol Testing
• Lung & Respiratory Health Tests:
  • Asthma-Related Home Test Kits
  • Home Lung Function Test Kits
• more tests...»

Pulmonary embolism: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Pulmonary embolism:

• Most complications occur for severe embolisms
• Mild embolisms usually have no long-lasting complications
• Shock
• Collapse
• Coma
• Death
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Pulmonary embolism

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Diagnostic Tests for Pulmonary embolism

• Chest x-ray
• Duplex ultrasound
• Venography
• Blood gases
• ECG
• more tests...»

See full list of 8 diagnostic tests for Pulmonary embolism

Wrongly Diagnosed with Pulmonary embolism?

• Misdiagnosis of Pulmonary embolism
• Failure to diagnose Pulmonary embolism
• Hidden causes of Pulmonary embolism (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary embolism: Self Assessment Tools

• Stroke -- Self Assessment Tools
• Heart Attack -- Self Assessment Tools
• Stress -- Self Assessment Tools
• Exercise -- Self Assessment Tools
• Smoking -- Self Assessment Tools
• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Heart Disease -- Self Assessment Tools
• Chronic Lung Disorders -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Pulmonary embolism: Medical Mistakes

• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• Asthma -- Health Mistakes
• Allergies -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Pulmonary embolism: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Pulmonary embolism:

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• Heart health products & offers »
• Asthma
• Allergies
• High cholesterol
• Flu (influenza)
• more product offers...»

Pulmonary embolism: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders that may be Undiagnosed:
  • Asthma -- Undiagnosed
  • Allergies -- Undiagnosed
  • COPD -- Undiagnosed
  • Emphysema -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Lung Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Sinusitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Pulmonary embolism

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid heartbeat. In rare cases, this...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack,...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children. Some of the symptoms of...read more »

Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases are difficult to diagnose. Even the well-knowns conditions such as ...read more »

differentiate the causes of hemoptysis: Hemoptysis is the presence of blood in the sputum. Hemoptysis is graded according to the volume of blood. It points out to pathology in the...read more »

Pulmonary embolism- medical emergency: Pulmonary embolism is a common and potentially lethal disease; unfortunately, the diagnosis is often missed...read more »

Fatal causes of chest pain: Chest pain is a common condition yet very threatening to both the patient and the doctor because the underlying aetiology many a times can be lethal especially if it is...read more »

Rare case of Goodpasture syndrome: Good pasture syndrome is a rare autoimmune disease. Patients with this disease experience a rapid progression...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary embolism: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cholesterol Specialists:
  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• Lung Health Specialists (Pulmonologist):
  • Pulmonology (Lung Health Specialists)
  • Pediatric Pulmonology (Child Lung Health)
• more specialists...»

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• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Pulmonary embolism

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Pulmonary embolism:

• Heart Health (Cardiac Care) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Lung Health (Pulmonology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Pulmonary embolism, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Pulmonary embolism: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Asthma -- Rare Types
  • Allergies -- Rare Types
  • COPD -- Rare Types
  • Emphysema -- Rare Types
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Rare Types
  • Lung Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Sinusitis -- Rare Types
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Rare Types
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Pulmonary embolism

• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) - a clot in the legs or pelvis may break off and get to the lungs.
• Surgery
• Injury
• Leg injury
• Bone fractures
• more causes...»

See full list of 29 causes of Pulmonary embolism

More information about causes of Pulmonary embolism:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Pulmonary embolism (3 listings)
• Underlying causes of Pulmonary embolism
• Pulmonary embolism as a complication caused by other conditions
• Pulmonary embolism as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Pulmonary embolism

Treatments for Pulmonary embolism

• Bed rest
• Anticoagulants
• Heparin
• Streptokinase
• Hospitalization
• more treatments...»

See full list of 8 treatments for Pulmonary embolism

News Archives for Pulmonary embolism

Medical news articles related to Pulmonary embolism include:

• School PE Programs Don't Lower Child Obesity
• Embolization a Nonsurgical Way to Treat Fibroids
• Satisfaction After Fibroid Embolization Similar to Hysterectomy
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Pulmonary embolism

Medical research articles related to Pulmonary embolism include:

• Prognostic value of ECG among patients with acute pulmonary embolism and normal blood pressure
• What is the best method of contraception for a woman with a strong family history of pulmonary embolism and recurrent history of Chlamydia infections?
• Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism by multidetector CT alone or combined with venous ultrasonography of the leg: a randomised non-inferiority trial.
• Is enoxaparin (Lovenox) as effective as unfractionated heparin in those patients with acute pulmonary embolism?
• In patients who present which their first episode of pulmonary embolism or proximal DVT or below knee DVT, with no known risk factors for thromboembolism, how long should warfarin therapy be continued for?
• Pulmonary embolism
• Tandem Measurement of D-dimer and Myeloperoxidase or C-reactive Protein to Effectively Screen for Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department
• Direct comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of fifty protein biological markers of pulmonary embolism for use in the emergency department
• more research...»

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Videos for Pulmonary embolism

Patient Surveys for Pulmonary embolism

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Prognosis for Pulmonary embolism

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Reseach about Pulmonary embolism

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Clinical Trials for Pulmonary embolism

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Pulmonary embolism include:

• 3 Months' Versus 6 Months' Anticoagulation in Patients With DVT and/or PE - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Duration of anticoagulation,Warfarin duration
• ThromboEmbolism Prevention Efficacy and Safety Trial (TEMPEST) - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - SB-424323
• Multi-Detector Spiral Computed Tomography Alone Versus Combined Strategy With Lower Limb Compression Ultrasonography in Outpatients Suspected of Pulmonary Embolism - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• D-Dimer and IPG for Recurrent Thrombosis (DIRECT) - This study has been terminated (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Use of Low Molecular Weight Heparin (Tinzaparin) to Treat Blood Clots in Patients With Kidney Failure - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Tinzaparin
• more trials...»

See full list of 53 Clinical Trials for Pulmonary embolism

Prevention of Pulmonary embolism

Prevention information for Pulmonary embolism has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Pulmonary embolism.

• See preventions of Deep Vein Thrombosis
• Leg exercises
• Elastic stockings
• Exercise after surgery
• Exercise after injury
• more preventions...»

Read more about prevention of Pulmonary embolism

Statistics for Pulmonary embolism

• Medical statistics for Pulmonary embolism
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Pulmonary embolism
• Death and Mortality statistics for Pulmonary embolism
• Society statistics for Pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary embolism: Broader Related Topics

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

Types of Pulmonary embolism

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Definitions of Pulmonary embolism:

Embolism in the pulmonary artery or one of its branches. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot - (Source - WordNet 2.1)