A case of large pulmonary embolism in trunk and branches with main manifestation of syncope, vomiting and shock

VernacularTitle:以晕厥、呕吐、休克为主要表现的双侧肺动脉主干及分支广泛栓塞1例报告
Author: Rongbo WEN ; Sheng ZHANG ; Linfeng HE ; Xiufeng JI ; Peng WANG ; Qiuxiang ZHOU ; Jinlong QU ; Jun GUAN ; Zhaofen LIN
Keywords: Pulmonary embolism; Pulmonary thromboembolism; CT pulmonary angiography
From: Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2017;29(9):844-847
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Pulmonary embolism (PE) refers to the endogenous or exogenous emboli blocking pulmonary trunk or branches, causing clinical and pathophysiological syndrome of pulmonary circulation disorder, the incidence rate is high. Sometimes PE patients were lack of specific symptoms and signs, or without any symptoms, which often result in misdiagnosis, un-timely diagnosis, and the delay of treatment. A PE case with syncope, vomiting and shock, which was proved to be pulmonary artery trunk and branch wide embolism later, was presented so as to improve the understanding of the disease.