Chapter 8. The Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
- Mark A. Crowther MD, MSc, FRCPC Professor Division Director2,3,
- Jeff Ginsberg MD, FRCPC Professor4,
- Holger J. Schünemann MD, PhD, MSc, FACP, FCCP Professor5,6,
- Ralph M. Meyer MD, FRCPC Director Professor7,8,
- Richard Lottenberg MD, FACP Professor9
Published Online: 4 FEB 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9781444300857.ch8
Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Evidence-Based Hematology
Additional Information
How to Cite
Tapson, V. F. (2009) The Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism, in Evidence-Based Hematology (eds M. A. Crowther, J. Ginsberg, H. J. Schünemann, R. M. Meyer and R. Lottenberg), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444300857.ch8
Editor Information
- 2
Division of Hematology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- 3
St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- 4
Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- 5
CLARITY Research Group, Department of Epidemiology, Italian National Cancer Institute Regina Elena, Rome, Italy
- 6
McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- 7
National Cancer Institute of Canada, Clinical Trials Group, Edith Eisenhauer Chair in Clinical Cancer Research, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- 8
Departments of Oncology and Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- 9
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Publication History
- Published Online: 4 FEB 2009
- Published Print: 27 JUN 2008
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405157476
Online ISBN: 9781444300857
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- acute pulmonary embolism diagnosis;
- arterial blood gas analysis;
- Venous thromboembolism (VTE) - deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE);
- D-dimer assays;
- electrocardiographic abnormalities in acute PE patients;
- using clinical probability assessment in diagnostic approach;
- Canadian and Swiss clinical scores;
- imaging studies for acute pulmonary embolism;
- ventilation-perfusion scanning;
- echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Background and purpose
Data Sources, study selection, and analysis
Introduction
Blood tests
Using clinical probability assessment in the diagnostic approach
Imaging studies for acute pulmonary embolism
Other diagnostic tests
The approach to suspected acute PE in the pregnant patient
Conclusions
References