肺栓塞与疲劳作为主要症状:一个病例报告
Jingyao Chen1,2, Chao Sun3, Yun Chen2
1Graduate School, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Hangzhou 311300, Zhejiang, China.
American journal of translational research
|November 21, 2025
概括
老年患者的疲劳可能是肺栓塞 (PE) 等严重疾病的信号. 及时诊断和抗凝剂治疗显著改善了82岁患者的症状,强调PE是关键的差异诊断.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 肺部病理学 肺部病理学
- 老年病的医生 老年病的医生
背景情况:
- 肺栓塞 (PE) 经常表现出各种症状,增加了误诊的风险.
- 疲劳是老年人常见但经常被忽视的症状,可能掩盖严重的潜在疾病.
研究的目的:
- 突出研究老年患者疲劳的重要性.
- 提高人们对肺栓塞的认识,作为这种人口群体中潜在的疲劳原因.
主要方法:
- 一个82岁的病人的病例报告表现出疲劳.
- 肺栓塞的诊断通过计算机断层扫描肺血管学证实.
- 用抗凝固剂治疗的治疗.
主要成果:
- 患者的主要抱怨是疲劳,这最初掩盖了诊断.
- 计算机断层扫描肺血管扫描证实了肺栓塞.
- 抗凝固药物治疗导致患者的疲劳明显改善.
结论:
- 老年人的疲劳需要对可能危及生命的疾病进行彻底调查.
- 肺栓塞应被认为是老年患者出现不明原因疲劳的关键差异诊断.
- 早期诊断和治疗PE可以有效地缓解疲劳等症状.
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