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''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> | ''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%) | *Dyspnea at rest or with exertion (73%) | ||
Cough (37%) | *Pleuritic chest pain (44%) | ||
Orthopnea (28%) | *Cough (37%) | ||
Calf or thigh pain and/or swelling (44%) | *Orthopnea (28%) | ||
Wheezing (21%) | *Calf or thigh pain and/or swelling (44%) | ||
Hemoptysis (13%) | *Wheezing (21%) | ||
*Hemoptysis (13%) | |||
===Signs=== | ===Signs=== | ||
Revision as of 02:23, 2 August 2017
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.