Clinical diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism is very difficult because clinical manifestations are nonspecific. Considering that this disease is life-threatening, prompt diagnosis and early treatment is critical in early course of the disease process. Emergency echocardiography can provide diagnostic hints for pulmonary thromboembolism. This report describes a woman who complained unexplained dyspnea and hypoxia, and was diagnosed with thromboembolism of main pulmonary artery detected by emergency echocardiography.
Anoxia ; Diagnosis ; Dyspnea ; Echocardiography ; Emergencies ; Female ; Humans ; Pulmonary Artery ; Pulmonary Embolism ; Thromboembolism