Incidental pulmonary embolism: A Case Report

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Eurasian Journal of Critical Care
Volume:6 Issue:2
Incidental pulmonary embolism: A Case Report

Incidental pulmonary embolism: A Case Report

Authors : İpek Öztürkmen, Şevval Kanlı, Serra Nur Kalkan, Fatma Sena Özçelik, Yılmaz Ersöz

Pages : 81-82

Doi:10.55994/ejcc.1280143

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Publication Date : 2024-09-05

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common clinical condition that generally presents with acute dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, cough, hemoptysis, tachypnea, tachycardia and hypoxia. Incidental pulmonary embolism (IPE) is defined as an unsuspected filling defect in the pulmonary arteries identified on CT imaging performed for another indication. This report describes a case of Incidental pulmonary embolism (IPE) detected by CT imaging during the follow-up of a 34-year-old male patient who applied to the internal medicine outpatient clinic with weight loss and gastrointestinal system complaints
Keywords : pulmonary embolism, incidental pulmonary embolism, emergency medicine

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