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Pulmonary embolism

Prevalence
Clinical features
Differential Diagnosis
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis
Differential diagnosis

Dyspnoea

Common causes include b    

  • asthma
  • heart failure
  • COPD
  • arrhythmia
  • infection
  • interstitial lung disease
  • anaemia 

Note

Pulmonary embolism is a rare cause of dyspnoea

Causes of dyspnoea b %
asthma  33%
heart failure
31%
COPD
9%
arrhythmia
7%
infection
5%
interstitial lung disease
4%
anaemia
2%
PE
2%

 

Expiry date: July 2003
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Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   B   Lee
CAT Writers   CM   Ball, C Wotton, M Hayatli