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Pulmonary embolism
Hello Doctor,
This is for my mother , 70 years old.
History of frontal ICH on 19th August 2020.
Recovered well with conservative line of treatment and has good response in all her limbs and cognitive functionality.
She has been diagnosed with Pulmonary embolism and DVT recently.
For DVT in femoral vein, IVC filter is suggested and we are okay with it.
Need suggestion on should clot dissolving drugs (dabigatran 150) should be administered for PE , given her one month old episode of ICH?
Attached is the clinical summary and ct Angio lungs.
Please guide.
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Dr. Vybhav Vijendra
Pulmonologist
7 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello, she will require treatment for pulmonary embolism keeping a note of her clinical condition.
Also she has other findings on her CT which will require a detail evaluation
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kindly consult online
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Dr. Sunil Kumar
Pulmonologist
13 yrs exp
Udaipur
The management of pulmonary embolism depends upon clinical scenerio. Hemodynamically unstble patient require urgent fibrinolysis while some require anticoagulant and another few require filter
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take online consultation with pulmonologist
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