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Pulmonary embolism
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| Pulmonary embolism Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | I26. |
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| ICD-9 | 415.1 |
| DiseasesDB | 10956 |
| MedlinePlus | 000132 |
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Pulmonary embolism On the Web |
Editor(s)-In-Chief: The APEX Trial Investigators, C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [2]; Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification Scheme
I: Acute pulmonary embolism | Chronic pulmonary embolism
II: Massive pulmonary embolism | Submassive pulmonary embolism | Low-risk pulmonary embolism
Pathophysiology
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk factors
Natural History, Complications & Prognosis
Differential Diagnosis
Pretest probability of PE
Wells Score | Original Geneva Score | Revised Geneva Score | Simplified Geneva Score | PE Rule-out Criteria | Summary of PE Clinical Probability based on Clinical Prediction Rules | ESC Guideline Recommendations
Diagnosis
History & Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Tests | Arterial Blood Gas | D-dimer | Biomarkers | Electrocardiogram | Chest x ray | Ventilation/Perfusion scan | Echocardiography | Compression Ultrasonography | Chest CT | CT Pulmonary Angiography (CTPA) | MRI
Treatment
Treatment Approach
Medical Therapy:
- Fibrinolytic: Thrombolysis
Surgery:
Guidelines
ACCP Guidelines
Initial treatment of Acute PE | Guidelines for Long-term treatment of PE | Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
ACC/AHA Guidelines
Guidelines for Initial Anticoagulation for Acute PE | Surgical embolectomy | Inferior vena cava filters | Iliofemoral DVT management guidelines | Compression therapy for DVT | Thromboreductive Strategies | Percutaneous Transluminal Venous Angioplasty and Stent Placement
ESC Guidelines
- Diagnosis: Suspected high-risk PE | Suspected non-high-risk PE | Low clinical probability | Intermediate clinical probability | High clinical probability
- Treatment: High-risk pulmonary embolism | Non-high-risk pulmonary embolism | Long-term treatment | Inferior vena cava filters | Thrombolysis
Discharge Care
Discharge Care | Follow-Up/Recurrence | Support group
Landmark Trials
Future Perspective
Case studies
Related Chapters
External links
- Vascular Disease Foundation
- Venous Disease Coalition
- Goldminer, Pulmonary embolism
- Images of Pulmonary Embolism
- North American Thrombosis Forum
[edit] Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
