What are the symptoms of pulmonary embolism?

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Now many people are not very aware of the symptoms of pulmonary embolism. What are the typical symptoms of pulmonary embolism? First of all, the initial symptoms of pulmonary embolism can be dyspnea, such as up and down stairs, or after strenuous exercise. There will also be cough, cough is generally dry cough, there will be a small amount of white sputum, cough aggravation, there will be chest pain symptoms, also accompanied by wheezing, smaller pulmonary embolism will also cause dizziness due to temporary cerebral circulation disorders. The main cause of syncope is cerebral insufficiency caused by pulmonary embolism. What are the symptoms of pulmonary embolism? Let's talk about it.

What are the symptoms of pulmonary embolism?

1. The typical symptom of patients with pulmonary embolism is dyspnea, accounting for 84% - 90% of the patients. Especially after the activity or when climbing stairs. Dyspnea may be related to circulatory dysfunction. Dyspnea is sometimes light and sometimes heavy, sometimes it will disappear soon, and it will recur after a few days or months. We must pay attention to it at ordinary times.

2. At the beginning, the onset of pulmonary embolism will be more sudden, and the patients will have unexplained collapse, cold sweat, dyspnea, chest pain, cough and other symptoms. Patients will also have cerebral hypoxia, manifested as extreme anxiety, nausea and so on. In short, according to the size of the embolus and the location of obstruction, the performance is not the same.

3. The typical symptoms of patients with pulmonary embolism will also appear cough, generally dry cough, sometimes accompanied by wheezing. If the cough worsens, there will be chest pain. Pulmonary embolism sometimes has abdominal pain attacks, which may also be related to diaphragm stimulation. Some patients will have syncope. The main cause of syncope is cerebral insufficiency caused by massive pulmonary embolism.

matters needing attention

Pulmonary embolism patients in the diet, to light, easy to digest diet, drink more water, keep the unobstructed stool. Don't eat spicy food. Sometimes patients will be nervous and anxious, and their families should not stimulate the patients.