Nursing Care Plan for Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary embolism (PE) A pulmonary embolism is a sudden blockage in a lung artery. The cause is usually a blood clot in the leg called a deep vein thrombosis that breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream to the lung. Pulmonary embolism is a serious condition that can cause Permanent damage to the affected lung Low oxygen levels in your blood Damage to other organs in your body from not getting enough oxygen If a clot is large, or if there are many clots, pulmonary embolism can cause death. Signs and Symptoms dyspnoea - suddenly and there is at 90% of cases pleuritic chest pain haemoptisis fainting tachycardia more than 100/menit tachipnoe more than 20/menit fever Threat Signs of Life: Symptoms of Pulmonary embolism: severe dyspnea chest pain increased venous pressure there is evidence of right heart failure hypotension shock Assessment for Pulmonary Embolism Assessment of the ABCD approach Airway Assess and maintain airway Perform head tilt, chin lift if necessary Use this too...