Pulmonary Embolism Treatment WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
A pulmonary embolism is a blockage in the pulmonary artery or one of its branches. Treatment options vary depending on the severity of symptoms and the root cause of the clotting.1 Medications, emergency surgery or a vena cava filter may be treatment options.2
Fast Facts:
- Must be treated quickly to prevent serious complications or even death.3
- Warfarin and heparin may be given as treatment.1
- Chronic pulmonary embolism is sometimes treated with a surgical procedure called pulmonary thromboendarterectomy.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 eMedTV: Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wikipedia: Pulmonary Embolism: Treatment
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Pulmonary Embolism: Treatments and Drugs
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: How to Treat Pulmonary Embolism, Proper Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism, PULMONARY EMBOLISM TREATMENTS, TREATING PULMONARY EMBOLISM
- Last update: Feb. 22, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
