Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3834902 | SEMERGEN - Medicina de Familia | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Pulmonary infarction is a parenchymal ischemic lesion that occurs in the context of a pulmonary embolism when arterial blockage deprives perfusion to that area and the adjacent bronchial circulation does not provide the necessary flow. It appears in approximately 40% of pulmonary embolisms. Emergency Physicians are able to diagnose a pulmonary infraction at the patient bedside, in a quick, easy, safe and efficient way with the availability of ultrasound in our Emergency Rooms and Health Centres. The possibility of approaching the aetiology, firstly with a clinical suspicion then adding risk factors, symptoms, clinical and radiological signs and the use of in situ imaging, increases the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnosis.
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Authors
E. Jaloud-Saavedra, A.A. Oviedo-GarcÃa, M. Algaba-Montes, D. Núñez-Hospital,