Lucerna Alan, Espinosa James, Ackley Lindsey, Carhart Philip, Stranges Douglas, Hertz Risha
Emergency Department, Rowan University SOM, Kennedy University Hospital, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA.
Emergency Department, Kennedy University Hospital, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA.
Case Rep Pulmonol. 2017;2017:9347693. doi: 10.1155/2017/9347693. Epub 2017 Oct 3.
Pulmonary embolus (PE) and deep vein thrombosis are diagnoses that are commonly made in the emergency department. Well known risk factors for thromboembolic events include immobility, malignancy, pregnancy, surgery, and acquired or inherited thrombophilias, obesity, cigarette smoking, and hypertension. We present a case of a 59-year-old female who watched TV and developed leg swelling and was found to have PE and DVT.
肺栓塞(PE)和深静脉血栓形成是急诊科常见的诊断。血栓栓塞事件的众所周知的危险因素包括活动受限、恶性肿瘤、妊娠、手术以及获得性或遗传性易栓症、肥胖、吸烟和高血压。我们报告一例59岁女性病例,该女性看电视时出现腿部肿胀,随后被发现患有肺栓塞和深静脉血栓形成。