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 embolizes to the pulmonary vasculature.Common presenting symptoms nightstick twm-850xl 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 quest fryer developed a saddle pulmonary embolism despite being on prophylactic anticoagulation.