Acute pulmonary embolism: clinical aspects.
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is both under- and over-diagnosed, which leads to patients either failing to receive treatment or receiving unnecessary potentially life-threatening treatment. Rational diagnosis and management of suspected PE is now possible, but much current practice is unsatisfactory. This article gives practical, evidence-based guidelines for the clinical diagnosis of PE.
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*