An Atypical presentation of pulmonary embolism in a critically ill patient

An Atypical presentation of pulmonary embolism in a critically ill patient

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A pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a venous thrombotic material from the lower extremities embolizes to Buildable Christmas Ornament the pulmonary vasculature.Common presenting symptoms include shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain with vital signs demonstrating hypoxia, tachycardia, Video8 and tachypnea.In this paper, we describe a unique presentation of a critically ill patient who developed a saddle pulmonary embolism despite being on prophylactic anticoagulation.