Pulmonary Embolism

Question 1

How is a pulmonary embolism diagnosed?

Answer 1

1. Clinical suspicion of risk factors

2. Clinical symptoms

Question 2

Diagnosis can not be solely based off of clinical symptoms. What other tests should be run?

Answer 2

Chest X-ray
- Excluding Heart failure, pneumonia

ECG
- Exclude a MI and pericarditis

Arterial blood gas
- May be hypoxemia