Pulmonary emboli

Question 1

risk factors

Answer 1

fractured hip

CHF

arrhythmias

Hx of thrombosis

immobilization

malnourishment

Question 2

S&S

Answer 2

confusion

apprehension (anxiety)

increasing dyspnea

slight temp elevation

pneumonitis (lung inflammation)

increased inactivity (sedimentation rate)

older patients may not feel chest pain due to altered pain sensations (age-related changes) or that it may be attributed to an existing health problem

Question 3

Mechanism

Answer 3

a thrombus (stationary blood clot) becomes dislodged from one part of the body (usually from the legs), then gets lodged again in an artery in the lung, blocking blood flow to part of the lung.