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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.

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

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-===Signs===
-*[[Dyspnea]]
-*Pleurisy
-*Cough
-*Leg pain
-*Wheezing
-*Hempotysis
 ===Symptoms===
-*[[Tachypnea]] ~73% of the time
+''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>
-*Leg swelling
+Dyspnea at rest or with exertion (73%)
-*Rales
+Pleuritic chest pain (44%)
-*Wheeze
+Cough (37%)
-*Tachycardia
+Orthopnea (28%)
-*JVD
+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%)