Embolism

the patient before I got to clinical. Unfortunately, the patient was taken to ICU and I had to choose a new patient. My new patient that I had was a 52-year-old male, who was admitted for acute respiratory failure with hypoxia and with pulmonary embolism. The patient was on 2L of oxygen with a nasal cannula and had an IV infusion of Heparin. He was very alert of his situation and communicated well with the nurses and I during clinical. Before meeting my new patient, I was anxious as I didn’t know

It is not uncommon for death to occur in an unusual way in a hospital setting. One such occurrence is frequently identified as a pulmonary embolism. The patient comes in with an initial diagnosis of lung cancer with metastasis to the liver. She is expected to live for a few more days. To show compassion, the nurse decides to give her a bath, change her linens, and help her become more comfortable. After providing her with care, the patient has one more request, to get a leg massage. Oblivious to

thromboembolism (VTE), including both deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is reognised as the leading cause of preventable in-hospital mortality. DVT is the formation of blood clots in a deep vein- usually the large veins in the leg or pelvis. The most serious complication of a DVT is that the clot could dislodge and travel to the lungs, becoming a life-threatening blood clot in the lungs, pulmonary embolism. When a blood clot breaks loose and travels in the blood, this is called a

Pulmonary Embolism Outcomes and Pathophysiology Pulmonary embolism, what is it and how are the outcomes for this disease process and why is this disease so very important to treat as soon as possible? Well according to Medline Plus pulmonary embolism are essentially blot clots that get into the arteries of the lungs and cause a blockage which can lead to many serious problems if not treated correctly. The type of clot that is usually attributed to this disease is one that comes from deep vein

Introduction The clinical picture of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is not similar from various aspect of its pathophysiological course presenting from minimal symptoms to variety of severity of disease like severe hypoxia, hypotension, right heart failure and death1. Massive pulmonary embolism is defined as obstruction of blood flow to a lobe or multiple segments of the lung, or for unstable hemodynamics, i.e. failure to maintain blood pressure without supportive measures.” This case highlights about

Several studies have demonstrated use of tPA in massive or sub-massive pulmonary embolism to accelerate lysis of thrombi in patients presenting with sustained right ventricular dysfunction or circulatory collapse. Even though systemic tPA is the mainstay therapy, catheter directed techniques can also be employed in patients in severely critical condition or who have significant bleeding risk. A 41-year-old male arrived at Augusta University Medical Emergency room after a motorcycle collision with

Pulmonary Embolism a Silent killer Pulmonary Embolism is a life-threatening condition that has most serious manifestation of venous thromboembolism that is leading cause of sudden death. “With massive pulmonary embolism (PE) being the first or second leading cause of unexpected death in adults, protection against PE is critical in appropriately selected patients” (Georgiou, Katz, Ganson, Eng, & Hon, 2015). How does this effect the nursing? If Pulmonary embolism is suspected, nurses goal is to halt

Cerebral air embolism following pigtail catheter insertion Abstract: Pleural pigtail catheter placement associated with many complications including pneumothorax, hemorrhage, and chest pain. Air embolism can rarely be a complication of pigtail catheter insertion and has a high risk of occurrence with positive pressure ventilation (PPV). Cerebral air embolism is a very rare complication but lethal. We report a case of patient of cerebral air embolism as a complication of placement of pigtail pleural

patient’s body as surgical incision are quite smaller compared to conventional or open surgical methods. Gas embolism is largely iatrogenic medical complication (2) that is manifested following entry of gas / atmospheric air into the systemic venous network. (3) Previously, gas embolism was thought to be sorely related to patients who had

Embolism from a cardiac source is the number one etiology of a PCA stroke, as embolism from a significant proximal vertebrobasilar disease is less common. PCA resulting from the stenosis is uncommon. The posterior cerebral artery can be very difficult to diagnose because the etiology of PCA infraction can’t be determined in a quarter of the patients. There are two main territories for the vascular supply of the PCA. The proximal PCA territory involves the paramedian midbrain, the medial thalamus