RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145458178
T1 Pulmonary Embolism
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145458178
RD 2024/10/14
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