title: Pulmonary embolism.
abstract: Despite the difficulty in diagnosis and the detailed care necessary in both the acute and long-term management of the patient with pulmonary embolism, expertise in this area is requisite for the primary care physician who may expect to encounter this problem with moderate frequency among patients in his clinical practice.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003289:Convalescence; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014859:Warfarin; D006493:Heparin; D013300:Streptokinase; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator