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Pulmonary embolism

Prevalence
Clinical features
Differential Diagnosis
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis
Differential diagnosis

Dyspnoea

Think about other causes of breathlessness.

Common causes include b
  • asthma
  • heart failure
  • COPD
  • arrhythmia
  • infection
  • interstitial lung disease
  • anaemia


Pleuritic Pain

Think about other causes of pleuritic chest pain. a b  
Common causes include
  • viral or idiopathic
  • pneumonia
  • chest wall trauma
  • cancer

 

Expiry date: July 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   B   Lee
CAT Writers   CM   Ball, C Wotton, M Hayatli