Date of Presentation
5-6-2021 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a serious diagnosis that needs to be made in the Emergency department (ED). There are different categories of PE ranging from massive to non-massive/sub-segmental. Regardless of the categorization, the patient will need to be placed on anticoagulation. It is important to catch this diagnosis in the ED so further complications do no arise. Here is a case from the ED with a patient coming in with the chief complaint of acute right lower quadrant abdominal pain and was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism.
Keywords
pulmonary embolism, abdominal pain, signs and symptoms
Disciplines
Cardiovascular Diseases | Cardiovascular System | Emergency Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Cardiovascular Diseases Commons, Cardiovascular System Commons, Emergency Medicine Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons
Case Study of Pulmonary Embolism with Unusual Chief Complaint
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a serious diagnosis that needs to be made in the Emergency department (ED). There are different categories of PE ranging from massive to non-massive/sub-segmental. Regardless of the categorization, the patient will need to be placed on anticoagulation. It is important to catch this diagnosis in the ED so further complications do no arise. Here is a case from the ED with a patient coming in with the chief complaint of acute right lower quadrant abdominal pain and was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism.