Acute, massive pulmonary embolism with right heart strain and hypoxia requiring emergent tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) infusion
History of present illness: A 63-year-old male presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath. He had a history of prostate cancer and two previous pulmonary embolisms, but was not currently on blood thinners. He had no associated chest pain at the time of presentation, but endorsed...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://jetem.org/massive_pe/ |