A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that blocks the lung’s arteries. Blood clots do not show on chest X-rays. However, these X-rays may help doctors rule out other health conditions with similar ...

THE diagnosis of massive pulmonary embolism is frequently difficult and always uncertain, primarily because the symptoms and signs may mimic those of some other diseases, such as myocardial infarction ...

If you think you have a pulmonary embolism (PE), you should get medical help right away. Your doctor will likely start with a physical exam. They’ll look closely at your legs to see if they’re swollen ...

For emergency department patients with suspected PE, the strategy wasn't inferior for thromboembolic events compared with a conventional diagnostic strategy of subjective estimation of pretest ...

Chest pain after a pulmonary embolism is common and may last days or even weeks. In most cases, symptoms improve as the clot dissolves, but some people can develop chronic pain. This pain typically ...

Israeli radiology startup Aidoc has received FDA clearance for its AI-based product meant to help identify potential cases of pulmonary embolism in chest CT scans. Pulmonary embolism (PE) – which ...

A 71-year-old woman presents to the emergency department of her local hospital with shortness of breath and hypoxia. Chest radiograph (Figure 1) reveals an enlarged heart, widening of the mediastinum, ...

A pulmonary embolism or blood clot on the lungs is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that up to 100,000 people die each ...

A new national safety investigation by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has uncovered a number of key challenges for healthcare staff when diagnosing 'time-critical' pulmonary ...

Coughing up blood — a symptom known as hemoptysis — can be a sign of several different conditions. Many of these conditions can be serious, and some even life threatening. One of the conditions in ...