Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Current Problems in Cardiology-Vol.35, July 2010 No. 7, p307

Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism......Page 1 Age......Page 2 Season and Region......Page 3 Site of DVT at Autopsy......Page 4 Size of PE......Page 5 Unsuspected PE at Autopsy......Page 7 Case Fatality Rate......Page 8 Predisposing Factors......Page 9 Oral Contraceptives......Page 11 Presenting Syndromes......Page 12 Symptoms of Acute Pulmonary Embolism......Page 13 Signs of Acute Pulmonary Embolism......Page 14 Combinations of Signs and Symptoms......Page 15 Electrocardiogram......Page 16 Echocardiogram......Page 18 Objective Clinical Assessment......Page 19 D-Dimer......Page 23 Ventilation-Perfusion (V/Q) Lung Scan......Page 25 Conventional Pulmonary Angiography......Page 27 CT Angiography......Page 29 Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)......Page 30 CT Venography......Page 32 Radiation......Page 33 Antithrombotic Prophylaxis......Page 34 Doses for Thromboprophylaxis, and Monitoring for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia......Page 35 Heparin-Associated Thrombocytopenia......Page 36 Approach to Patients With Suspected of Thrombophilia......Page 37 Graded Compression Elastic Stockings......Page 38 Heparin in the Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism......Page 40 Outpatient Treatment of DVT and PE......Page 42 Duration of Treatment With Heparin......Page 43 Doses for Treatment, Anticoagulation Reversal, and Monitoring of Heparin......Page 44 Troponin I......Page 45 Resolution of PE......Page 46 Fibrinolytic Therapy......Page 47 Interventional Catheterization......Page 48 Vena Cava Interruption for Pulmonary Embolism......Page 49 Magnetic Resonance Angiography......Page 51 REFERENCES......Page 52