Pulmonary embolism

Topic: Medical-surgical

Blockage of a pulmonary artery, most often by a clot that has broken off from a leg vein. Sudden dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, tachycardia, tachypnea, anxiety and hypoxemia are typical; a large embolus can cause very low blood pressure and be life-threatening. Call for help, raise the head of the bed, give oxygen as ordered, monitor vital signs and prepare for anticoagulation.

Also known as:

PE

In Turkish:

Pulmoner emboli