The biggest risk of a Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is that the person suffering may die. The biggest risk of a Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is that the person suffering may die.
The main treatments of a pulmonary embolism are anticoagulant therapy, oxygen and analgesia treatments. Most of the patients are admitted to the hospital in early stages of pulmonary embolisms.
Pulmonary Embolism
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Yes, an embolism is the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus. The embolism is often named for the causative factor, such as an air embolism or a fat embolism or its location, such as pulmonary embolism.
I guess so it would depend on how severe the embolism was. There is a wikipedia article about pulmonary embolism it talks about untreated embolism so I would say it is possible. Click on the related link below to go to the wiki page.
Pulmonary embolism.
Embolia pulmonar
He died of a pulmonary embolism :-)
Pulmonary Edema / Embolism or physical exam, depending on context.PE could stand for Pulmonary Embolism, Pre-Eclampsia, or Physical Examination.
A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot in the lung. Clots that form elsewhere in the body can become lodged in the blood vessels leading from the right ventricle to the lungs.
I have just been discharged from hospital after my third pulmonary embolism and second in a year. I think it helps to get to hospital as soon as poss if you are having symptoms.