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Tag: dyspnea

Nightmares Case 4: Pulmonary Embolism

Posted on December 3, 2019June 8, 2020 by Chris Heyd

This case involves the approach to the patient with acute dyspnea. The patient is tachypneic but with an otherwise normal respiratory exam. ECG shows new right heart strain. The team should consider multiple possibilities but recognize PE as the most likely cause.

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