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pulmonary embolus (Patho (Pathophysiology, • Thrombus formation results…
pulmonary embolus
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Incidence
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• 1 per 1,000 persons each year
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nursing diagnosis
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• Impaired Gas Exchange r/t Decreased lung perfusion caused by the obstruction of pulmonary arterial blood flow by the embolus AEB Pale skin
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nursing assessment
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• Productive cough, possibly with blood-tinged sputum
• Restlessness, apprehension
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• large embolus or multiple emboli: Cyanosis, syncope, distended neck veins
• Calf or thigh warmth, pain and/or edema, tenderness or erythema
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Etiology
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Pelvic, renal, and hepatic vein thrombosis
Rarely, other types of emboli, such as bone, air, fat, amniotic fluid, tumor cells, or a foreign body
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