A Silent Fatal Presentation of Pulmonary Embolism: Reflection and Discussion.

Authors

Qian Zhang, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Zain U. Abideen, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Khine S. Shan, University of Maryland Medical Center
Thomas Yoon, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Muhammad Farooq, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-24-2020

Comments

This article is the author’s final published version in Cureus, Volume 12, Issue 6, June 2020, Article number e8813.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8813. Copyright © Zhang et al.

Abstract

Acute pulmonary embolism is a common medical condition that clinicians face in practice. It is important to have a prompt diagnosis with proper management as it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. However, a timely diagnosis is often difficult to obtain especially when the presenting symptoms are atypical, but the consequence could be fatal. We present an 80-year-old gentleman who presented with a near-syncope episode who subsequently was found to have acute extensive bilateral pulmonary embolisms after a code blue event.

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Recommended Citation

Zhang, Qian; Abideen, Zain U.; Shan, Khine S.; Yoon, Thomas; and Farooq, Muhammad, "A Silent Fatal Presentation of Pulmonary Embolism: Reflection and Discussion." (2020). Abington Jefferson Health Papers. Paper 38.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/abingtonfp/38

PubMed ID

32742829

Language

English