Patient's question:
I currently have a pulmonary embolism, but my family members never tell me the truth; they always keep it from me. I want to ask what symptoms it has. What are the three major symptoms of a pulmonary embolism?Doctor's answer:
1. The clinical manifestations of pulmonary embolism are closely related to pulmonary mechanical intestinal obstruction. When a person's pulmonary artery branch is cut off, or multiple branches of the pulmonary artery are cut off. The inconvenient range of 50%~70% or more in the diameter of the pulmonary artery is prone to recurrent sudden death. The cause of sudden death is pulmonary artery hypertension, right heart failure, a sharp decline in cardiac output, increased blood supply to the brain and coronary arteries, aspiration, and irreversible shock.2. Difficulty breathing is one of the main symptoms of pulmonary embolism. Due to edema of the intestinal obstruction, the ventilation-perfusion ratio is lost, and alveolar ventilation occurs. However, gas exchange is not possible. This is no different from the enhancement of the shunt of the venous-arterial shunt, placing pulmonary venous blood and systemic arterial blood in an aspirated state.