The diagnosis and management of pulmonary embolism
Journal article
Authors | Toplis, Emma and Mortimore, Gerri |
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Abstract | Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a condition characterised by an obstruction of the pulmonary arterial system by one or more emboli. Advanced clinical practitioners are often faced with ruling out a diagnosis of PE in patients with non-specific symptoms such as dyspnoea and pleuritic chest pain, which can be fairly mild and therefore a diagnosis of PE easily missed. PEs can be a challenge to diagnose, especially in elderly people, since it can be difficult |
Keywords | Pulmonary embolism; venous thromboembolism; direct oral anticoagulants; D Dimer; VQ Scan; computed tomography pulmonary angiography; warfarin; advanced clinical practitioners |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | British Journal of Nursing |
Publisher | Mark Allen Group |
ISSN | 09660461 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.9.1.22 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/624428 |
hdl:10545/624428 | |
Publication dates | 09 Jan 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 24 Jan 2020, 16:13 |
Accepted | 09 Dec 2019 |
Contributors | University of Derby |
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File | File Access Level Open |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/94qw2/the-diagnosis-and-management-of-pulmonary-embolism
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