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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%) | |||
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**Rales | ===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]
- 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%)
- ↑ Stein PD et al. Clinical characteristics of patients with acute pulmonary embolism: data from PIOPED II. Am J Med. 2007;120(10):871.