Pulmonary Embolism- A New Challenge In Diagnosis

Authors

  • Iftekhar Mahmood Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi.
  • MM Rahman Khan Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi.
  • M Khalilur Raman Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi.
  • ARM Saifuddin Ekram Professor & Head, Department of Medicine, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi.

Keywords:

Pulmonary embolism

Abstract

Pulmonary embolism is one of the dreadful situations demanding immediate interventions. Any delay in instituting treatment would lead to death. We have dearth of idea about the condition, many patients go undiagnosed and underevaluated. Dyspnoea, tachypnoea, hypoxemia are cardinal features of PE. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and PE have almost similar risk factors. Among the risk factors recent immobilization, major surgery, recent limb trauma /or surgery, pregnancy post partum etc. Important diagnostic tools like VQ scanning, assay of D-dimer could only be done only at highly specialized centers. If immediate treatment is undertaken many deaths could be averted. An X-ray chest, ECG, echocardiography could give some important diagnostic clues.

DOI: 10.3329/taj.v22i1.5043

TAJ 2009; 22(1): 161-164

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Pulmonary Embolism- A New Challenge In Diagnosis. (2010). TAJ: Journal of Teachers Association, 22(1), 161-164. https://doi.org/10.3329/taj.v22i1.5043

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Vol. 22 No. 1 (2009)

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Review Articles

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Pulmonary Embolism- A New Challenge In Diagnosis. (2010). TAJ: Journal of Teachers Association, 22(1), 161-164. https://doi.org/10.3329/taj.v22i1.5043