Pulmonary embolism

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Pulmonary embolism
ICD-10	I26
ICD-9	415.1
DiseasesDB	10956
MedlinePlus	000132

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [3]

Classification Scheme

I: Acute pulmonary embolism | Chronic pulmonary embolism

II: Massive pulmonary embolism | Submassive pulmonary embolism | Low-risk pulmonary embolism

III: Non-thrombotic pulmonary embolism

Diagnosis

Diagnosis Algorithm | CT equipped Hospitals | CT Non-equipped Hospitals | Low risk outpatient population | History & Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Tests | Electrocardiogram | CT | Ventilation/Perfusion scan | Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Chest x ray | MRI | Low Probability Diagnostic Tests

Treatment

• Treatment Algorithm
• Medical Therapy:

• Anticoagulation: Heparin | Low molecular weight heparin | Factor Xa inhibitor | Warfarin

• Fibrinolytic: Thrombolysis

• Surgery:

• Catheter-Based Interventions | Surgical Embolectomy | Inferior Vena Cava Filters | Thromboreductive Strategies | Percutaneous Transluminal Venous Angioplasty and Stent Placement | Pulmonary Endarterectomy

Guidelines

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

• Prognostic assessment

• 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

For Patients

NIH information page

Related Chapters

• Venous thromboembolism
• Deep venous thrombosis

External links

• Vascular Disease Foundation
• Venous Disease Coalition
• Goldminer, Pulmonary embolism
• Images of Pulmonary Embolism
• North American Thrombosis Forum

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