What are symptoms of a pulmonary embolism?

Varied: Larger emboli cause shortness of breath (dyspenea), pleuritic chest pain, or both. Dyspnea may be intermittent or occur only with exercise. Less common symptoms include cough and coughing up blood. The first symptom in an elderly patient may be altered mental status. Massive pe may show low bp, rapid heart rate, fainting, or cardiac arrest. It's a medical emergency and should be taken seriously.

Several: Most common shortness of breath and or chest pain of sudden onset. Weakness, passing out, coughing blood, low grade fever, feeling a stab in the chest when breathing, palpitation are all possible symptoms.

Symptom...: Pulmonary embolism can occur without any symptoms. Some symptoms include sudden onset of shortness of breath, coughing up blood, chest pain, racing heart, etc. The person may have a low oxygen level. If this diagnosis is suspected, go to the er immediately since this can be life-threatening.

Chest pain, dyspnea: The usual symptoms are shortness of breath and chest pain. If any of these happens suddenly, go to the er immediately. Two very serious causes (among many causes) are heart attack and pulmonary embolism. If either of these, time is of the essence.

Chest pain : Chest pain, shortness of breath are the most common. Coughing up blood, mild fever can also happen. Fast heart rate may be another sign. You will feel more winded while walking.

Symptoms: Common symptoms are shortness of breath, chest pain, cough. You can also develop a rapid heart beat.

Varied: Symptoms can be variable. The most common are shortness of breath at rest or with exertion, fast heart rate, chest pain. Syncope can also occur. Symptoms can be nonspecific and some patients are asymptomatic making the diagnosis difficult at times.

Symptoms...: Pulmonary embolus or pe can happen in patients without any symptoms. If there are any symptoms, the most common symptoms are shortness of breath with increased heart rate. The patient tends to have a low oxygen level. There may be leg swelling if the clot originated in the leg, the most common scenario.

Pain,short of breath: Pulmonary embolism (or pe)symptoms can be vague, subtle, or extreme depending on the location and size of the clot. Pain and shortness of breath can occur with other lung problems (pneumonia, bronchitis, lung collapse, etc.) pe can be life threatening but is much less common than the other illnesses mentioned. Pe is diagnosed with ct scan, and may also be diagnosed with ventilation/perfusion scan.