Pulmonary Embolism
Also called: Venous thromboembolism A pulmonary embolism is a sudden blockage in a lung artery. The cause is usually a blood clot in the leg called a deep vein thrombosis that breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream to the lung. Pulmonary embolism is a serious condition that can cause Permanent damage to the affected lung Low oxygen levels in your blood Damage to other organs in your body from not getting enough oxygen If a clot is large, or if there are many clots, pulmonary embolism can cause death. more...
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I am a 42 yesr old male and have recently spent 6 days in hospital after having a funny turn at work this was preceeded by pain in both shoulders for a couple of weeks that I had put down to muscular pain, however I have been told that I have PE's in both lungs I am now on warfarin with a target INR of 2.5, I feel very tired and my vision is far from being normal, is this the after effect of the PE's or is it the Warfarin or even both, how long does it take to start feeling normal againn?
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What is Pulmonary Embolism?
Also called: Venous thromboembolism
A pulmonary embolism is a sudden blockage in a lung artery. The cause is usually a blood clot in the leg called a deep vein thrombosis that breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream to the lung. Pulmonary embolism is a serious condition that can cause Permanent damage to the affected lung Low oxygen levels in your blood Damage to other organs in your body from not getting enough oxygen If a clot is large, or if there are many clots, pulmonary embolism can cause death. Half the people who have pulmonary embolism have no symptoms. If you do have symptoms, they can include shortness of breath, chest pain or coughing up blood. Symptoms of a blood clot include warmth, swelling, pain, tenderness and redness of the leg. The goal of treatment is to break up clots and help keep other clots from forming.
