Tag: Pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
CLINICAL SIGNS:
* Difficult diagnosis because signs are not very sensitive and not very specific.
* acute dyspnea of polypnea type (70%), cough (40%).
* chest pain (60%) with or without hemoptysis (10%), tachycardia (30%),...
Acute Pulmonary Edema
Warning:
• The PAO can be fatal (asphyxia, serious rhythm disorder) hospitalize ++.
• Treatment is symptomatic and etiologic (underlying heart disease and triggering factor).
• It...
Pulmonary Embolism
Warning:
• Diagnosis evoked by context and promoting the clinic.
• Any suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) requires a transfer to hospital for confirmation and initiation of...
Pulmonary Emphysema
- Definition: characterized by the increase in the size (above normal) distal airspaces beyond the terminal bronchiole, or by expansion or by rupture of...
Pulmonary Embolism
* The respiratory impact is complex, often resulting to hypoxia without carbon dioxide retention. Both there is a dead space effect (broken not perfused...
