Clinics in diagnostic imaging (152). Right lower lobe segmental pulmonary embolus
Singapore medical journal
;
: 281-286, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
A 56-year-old man presented to the Accident and Emergency Department with pleuritic chest pain of sudden onset. He gave a history of short-distance air travel ten days earlier. Chest radiograph showed a peripheral-based opacity in the right lower zone, which was not seen in a previous study done three months ago, suggestive of Hampton's hump. The D-dimer level was raised. Computed tomography pulmonary angiography confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in a right lower lobe segmental branch, with adjacent collapsed lung, consistent with lung infarction. The patient was started on heparin injection with significant relief of his symptoms. The clinical and imaging features of pulmonary embolism are described, with emphasis on the historical radiographic signs and the current dual-energy computed tomography innovations.
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Asunto principal:
Embolia Pulmonar
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Dolor en el Pecho
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Productos de Degradación de Fibrina-Fibrinógeno
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Diagnóstico por Imagen
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Angiografía
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Radiografía Torácica
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Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Diagnóstico
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Pulmón
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Metabolismo
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Singapore medical journal
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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