Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing In pulmonary embolism, the ECG is often normal, but may show sinus tachycardia (the most common finding), Brugada pattern, atrial fibrillation or the classically reported S1Q3T3 (McGinn-White) pattern.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Signs of pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure may be present in pulmonary embolism. Lung examination may reveal crackles, decreased breath sounds, wheezing, rhonchi or a pleural friction rub.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Unexplained tachypnea or tachycardia may be the only diagnostic clue in pulmonary embolism. Hypoxia, though typical, is not a universal finding, and its absence cannot exclude pulmonary embolism.
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Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing CT pulmonary angiography can be rapidly performed and is the diagnostic test of choice for stable patients in whom there is moderate to high suspicion of pulmonary embolism, given its high sensitivity and specificity.
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