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 from the lower extremities state park 59fifty fitted embolizes to the pulmonary vasculature.Common presenting symptoms include shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain with vital signs demonstrating hypoxia, tachycardia, and tachypnea.In this paper, we describe a unique presentation of a critically ill patient who developed a saddle duke waves and fades pulmonary embolism despite being on prophylactic anticoagulation.