TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Pulmonary Embolism
A1  - Hay, Jr, William W.
A1  - Levin, Myron J.
A1  - Deterding, Robin R.
A1  - Abzug, Mark J.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
AB  - Acute  onset  dyspnea  and  tachypneaEvidence  of  embolism  on  chest  imagingRare  in  childrenEtiologies  includeSickle  cell  anemia  (as  part  of  the  acute  chest  syndrome)MalignancyRheumatic  feverInfective  endocarditisBone  fractureDehydrationPolycythemiaNephrotic  syndromeAtrial  fibrillationA  majority  of  children  with  pulmonary  emboli  referred  for  hematology  evaluation  have  coagulation  regulatory  protein  abnormalities  and  antiphospholipid  antibodiesIn  children,  tumor  emboli  are  a  more  common  cause  of  massive  pulmonary  embolism  than  embolization  from  a  lower  extremity  deep  venous  thrombosis  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145458178
ER  -