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The Color Atlas of Family Medicine
Chapter 53. Pulmonary Embolism
Sections: Patient Story, Epidemiology, Etiology and Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, Management, Patient Education, Follow-Up, References.
Topics Discussed: pulmonary embolism.
Excerpt:"A 52-year-old woman developed acute shortness of breath 3 weeks after a hysterectomy. She denied leg pain or swelling. She has no chronic medical problems and takes no medications. Her pulse is 105 beats per minute, respiratory rate is 20 breaths per minute, and the rest of her examination is unremarkable. She had an elevated hemidiaphragm on chest x-ray (CXR). These findings placed her at moderate risk for pulmonary embolism (PE) based on the Geneva score. Chest computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a moderate-sized PE similar to the one shown in Figure 53-1. She was treated with anticoagulation without complications...."
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