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==Clinical Features==
===Symptoms===
*[[Dyspnea]]
''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>
*[[Tachypnea]]
 
*Pleuritic [[chest pain]]
*[[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%)

Latest revision as of 17:57, 19 September 2019

Symptoms

According to the PIOPED II study, these are the most common presenting signs[1]

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%)
  1. Stein PD et al. Clinical characteristics of patients with acute pulmonary embolism: data from PIOPED II. Am J Med. 2007;120(10):871.