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===Symptoms===
''According to the PIOPED II study, these are the most common presenting signs''<ref>Stein PD et al. Clinical characteristics of patients with acute pulmonary embolism: data from PIOPED II. Am J Med. 2007;120(10):871.</ref>

*[[Dyspnea]] at rest or with exertion (73%)
*Pleuritic [[chest pain]] (44%)
*[[Cough]] (37%)
*Orthopnea (28%)
*Calf or thigh pain and/or swelling (44%)
*[[Wheezing]] (21%)
*[[Hemoptysis]] (13%)

===Signs===
*[[Tachypnea]] (54%)
*Calf or thigh swelling, erythema, edema, tenderness, palpable cord (47%)
*[[Tachycardia]] (24%)
*Rales (18%)
*Decreased breath sounds (17%)
*Accentuated pulmonic component of the second heart sound (15%)
*JVD (14%)
*[[Fever]] (3%)