the lack of pathognomonic signs and symptoms makes the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (pe) difficult. here, we report a case of a 42-year-old man presented to the emergency department with worsening epigastric pain, hypotension, frank bradycardia, and final diagnosis of pe. although previous studies have indicated that abdominal pain was observed in 6.7% of patients with pe, the exact reason f...

WATER RELATIONS AND THE VULNERABLE PIPELINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 EARLY EFFORTS TO DETECT CAVITATION AND EMBOLISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ACOUSTIC DETECTION OF CAVITATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Audio (Low-Frequency) Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

TOPIC: Pulmonary Vascular Disease TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Right ventricular (RV) thrombi are an uncommon condition associated with pulmonary embolism. They may form within the cardiac chamber due to structural heart disease or presence of foriegn objects such as a assist device, represent thrombus in transit from peripheral source. We present case and imaging p...

The air embolism in this case was likely to have been caused by positioning the patient in a prone position, which was associated with the lesion to be biopsied being at a maximum height over the left atrium. Due to the resulting negative pressure, air entered through a fistula that formed between the airspace and the pulmonary vein. The air could have been trapped in the left atrium by positio...

the clinical management of pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis of the legs are similar and requires prolonged anticoagulation therapy. the standard diagnostic approach in patients suspected of pulmonary embolism is ventilation-perfusion (v/q) lung scan and compression ultrasonography to detect deep venous thrombosis. this retrospective study analyzed the role of v/q lung scan and comp...

TOPIC: Critical Care TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Early respiratory failure in the trauma population is often acute distress syndrome, pulmonary contusion, and transfusion-related lung injury, while embolism (PE) usually a late cause. The following case report reflects scenario where critically ill patient developed PE within hours of presentation features tiered ap...

Introduction: Pulmonary embolism is one of the leading causes of mortality in patients.The mortality rate of this disease can be significantly reduced with appropriate treatment. Surgical intervention can be highly effective for the treatment of acute massive pulmonary embolism. This article presents a report on the experience of acute pulmonary embolectomy. Materials and Methods: Demographic d...

Platelet survival time (autologous labeling with 51chromium) was measured in 63 patients in order to evaluate the role of platelets in the thromboembolic complications of patients with hypoxemia and pulmonary hypertension. Thirty-eight of these patients had chronic obstructive airways disease; 13, primary pulmonary hypertension; seven, recurrent pulmonary embolism; four, the Eisenmenger syndrom...