pulmonary embolism
Clot reaches lungs
A pulmonary embolism is a blockage in one of the arteries of the lungs, typically caused by a blood clot that has traveled from elsewhere in the body, often the legs.
The condition ranges from minor to immediately life-threatening depending on the size and location of the clot.
Symptoms include sudden shortness of breath, chest pain, and rapid heartbeat: The doctors suspected a pulmonary embolism when she collapsed after surgery.
Intravascular coagulated mass
- embolusTraveling circulatory obstruction
- deep vein thrombosisClot in leg vessel
- DVTClot in deep vein
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
fibrin · coagulation · anticoagulant · warfarin · heparin · thrombolytic · clotting factors · platelets
Labored respiration condition
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
- tachypneaAbnormally quick breathing rate
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
oxygen saturation · shortness of breath · respiratory failure · intubation · supplemental oxygen
Excessively fast pulse
- hypotensionAbnormally reduced arterial pressure
- troponinMuscle regulatory protein complex
- BNPCardiac distress indicator
- syncopeTemporary loss of consciousness
Clot dissolution byproduct
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- contrastNotable difference between things
Hospital cardiac arrest signal
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- life-threateningRisking death
- ICUAcute care ward
triage · ER · stabilize · defibrillator · ECMO · acute · massive · cardiac arrest
thrombus
Intravascular coagulated mass
- embolusTraveling circulatory obstruction
- deep vein thrombosisClot in leg vessel
- DVTClot in deep vein
thrombosis · fibrin · coagulation · anticoagulant · warfarin · heparin · thrombolytic · clotting factors · platelets · hemostasis
dyspnea
Labored respiration condition
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
- tachypneaAbnormally quick breathing rate
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
oxygenation · oxygen saturation · shortness of breath · respiratory failure · intubation · supplemental oxygen
tachycardia
Excessively fast pulse
- hypotensionAbnormally reduced arterial pressure
- troponinMuscle regulatory protein complex
- BNPCardiac distress indicator
D-dimer
Clot dissolution byproduct
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- contrastNotable difference between things
code blue
Hospital cardiac arrest signal
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- life-threateningRisking death
ICU · triage · ER · stabilize · defibrillator · ECMO · acute · massive · cardiac arrest · shock
- Respiratory Problemsasthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, COPD, emphysema
- Chest Conditionspneumonia, bronchitis, asthma, emphysema, lung cancer
- chest painheart attack, angina, heartburn, myocardial infarction, pericarditis
- complicationscomplication, bleeding, paralysis, infections, hemorrhage
- death causescause of death, natural causes, manner of death, accidental death, natural death
- blood clotsblood clot, clot, thrombus, embolus, DVT
pulmonary embolismclot dissolution
Breakdown of coagulated blood
hemorrhage · bleeding disorder · hemophilia · exsanguination · deep vein thrombosis
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