Acute pulmonary thromboembolism

Definition

Acute pulmonary thromboembolism is defined as a partial or complete occlusion of a pulmonary arterial branch with the abrupt onset of related symptoms, such as dyspnoea, tachypnoea, chest pain, cough and blood-tinged sputum. However, acute pulmonary embolism may also occur in the absence of any symptoms.

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