An Atypical presentation of pulmonary embolism in a critically ill patient

An Atypical presentation of pulmonary embolism in a critically ill patient

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A pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a venous thrombotic material Electric Knife Sharpeners from the lower extremities embolizes to the pulmonary vasculature.Common presenting symptoms include shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain with vital signs demonstrating hypoxia, Restraints tachycardia, and tachypnea.In this paper, we describe a unique presentation of a critically ill patient who developed a saddle pulmonary embolism despite being on prophylactic anticoagulation.