创伤后肺栓塞在咳变异性喘的情况下
Muhammad Muaz Saleem1, Aleena Usman1, Aeman Saleem2
1King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Radiology case reports
|October 10, 2024
概括
创伤后肺栓塞 (PE) 可能是复杂的诊断,即使在现有的肺部疾病. 这一案例凸显了在创伤后考虑PE的重要性,以迅速治疗和改善结果.
科学领域:
- 医学 医学 医学 医学 医学
- 肺部病理学 肺部病理学
- 创伤外科 手术 创伤外科
背景情况:
- 创伤后肺栓塞 (PE) 带来了诊断挑战,特别是在并发的肺病理和延迟症状发作的情况下.
- 喘恶化可以模仿PE症状,使创伤患者的初步评估复杂化.
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