massive pulmonary embolus
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Massive pulmonary embolus is characterised by:
- sudden circulatory collapse:
- hypotension
- cold peripheries
- cyanosis
- central chest pain due to myocardial isachaemia
- hyperventilation
- neck vein engorgement
- coma
- ECG changes - S1,Q3,T3 with right axis deviation and right bundle branch block
Last reviewed 01/2018
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