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Pulmonary embolism
Hi, my wife was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism post pregnancy, 6yrs back, not on any medication since last 3yrs, is now feeling breathless, and having cold feet n palms, what tests shld I do before consulting online, do PE occurs again?
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Get chest X ray PA view and D dimer done and contact me for online consultation.
PE recurs in previously diagnosed case.
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Dr. P M Anbumaran
Pulmonologist
13 yrs exp
Chennai
Do ct pulmonary angiogram, D-dimer, bilateral lower limb venous Doppler for further evaluation and management
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Dr. Ganesh Patel
Pulmonologist
4 yrs exp
Raigarh
CTPA, D DIMER, BT CT INR get it done
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upload reports
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Dr. Aditya Parihar
Pulmonologist
22 yrs exp
Nagpur
Hello noted above history and related issues.
First of all it’s the disease which repeats without any symptoms.
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Open personal consult with prior reports old and related issues
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