PCM SP Final - University of Arizona

Predisposition to venous thrombosis, usually of the lower extremities. Usually one of the following: dyspnea, chest pain, hemoptysis, syncope. Tachypnea and a widened alveolar-arterial PO2 difference. Characteristic defects on ventilation-perfusion lung scan, spiral CT scan of the chest, or pulmonary angiogram. General Considerations: ................
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