Pulmonary Embolism WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Pulmonary Embolism and compiled helpful research notes below.

  1. eMedicine: Pulmonary Embolism Article emedicine.com - Pulmonary Embolism Article
  2. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI): How Is Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosed nhlbi.nih.gov - How Is Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosed
  3. Healthwise (via WebMD): Pulmonary Embolism Overview webmd.com - Pulmonary Embolism Overview
  4. Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (via Health A-Z): Pulmonary Embolism healthatoz.com - Pulmonary Embolism
  5. University of Virginia: Respiratory Disorders Pulmonary Embolism healthsystem.virginia.edu - Respiratory Disorders Pulmonary Embolism
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Research Notes on Pulmonary Embolism

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches, usually occuring when a venous thrombus (blood clot from a vein) becomes dislodged from its site of formation and embolizes to the arterial blood supply of one of the lungs. This process is termed thromboembolism. ...read more from Wikipedia

Fast Facts:

  • Symptoms may include difficulty breathing, pain in the chest during breathing.
  • Treatment may include anticoagulant medications such as warfarin.
  • Other causes of pulmonary embolism can be bone or fat, air, and tumor cells.

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