BILATERAL PULMONARY EMBOLI PRESENTING AS PLATYPNEA-ORTHODEOXIA

Authors

  • Kashif B Khokhar
  • Fareeha Aslam
  • Jonathan Tisch

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47144/phj.v47i3.801

Keywords:

Platypnea-Orthodeoxia, Pulmonary Emboli

Abstract

We are reporting a case of 78 yrs old female presented with platypneaorthodeoxia,likely caused by bilateral proximal pulmonary emboli. Despiteappropriate treatment, she died of respiratory arrest. It is uncommon to haveclinical evaluation of platypnea and appropriate documentation of orthodeoxia.Platypnea-orthodeoxia can be a rare but presenting feature of massivepulmonary emboli. Clinicians should have a high index of suspicion, in at riskindividuals with refractory hypoxia, prompt evaluation of which may lead toimprove outcome.

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Khokhar KB, Aslam F, Tisch J. BILATERAL PULMONARY EMBOLI PRESENTING AS PLATYPNEA-ORTHODEOXIA. Pak Heart J [Internet]. 2018Mar.20 [cited 2024Nov.24];47(3). Available from: https://pakheartjournal1.pcs.org.pk/index.php/pk/article/view/801

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 3 (2014): Pakistan Heart Journal

Section

Case Reports

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