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Case Report
Massive proximal bilateral pulmonary embolism with severity signs
1 Cardiology Department of National League for the Fight Against Cardiovascular Diseases Rabat, University Mohamed V of Rabat, Morocco
2 Radiology Emergency Department of University Hospital Ibn Sina of Rabat, University Mohamed V of Rabat, Morocco
3 Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Asaad El Bakkari
Radiology Emergency Department of University Hospital Ibn Sina of Rabat, University Mohamed V of Rabat,
Morocco
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Article ID: 101249Z01NS2021
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Salmi N, El Bakkari A, Itani M, Bourouhou Z, El Ouartassi H, Fellat N, Jroundi L, Laamrani FZ. Massive proximal bilateral pulmonary embolism with severity signs. Int J Case Rep Images 2021;12:101249Z01NS2021.ABSTRACT
The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism is based on several distinct steps. Faced with the suspicion of pulmonary embolism, we are led to use a clinical probability score to guide the rest of the examinations. Revised Geneva score and the Wells score are the two best validated scores. They identify low-, medium-, and high-risk patients in a simple way. The third step, if the clinical probability is not high, is to assay the D-dimers. A negative result excludes pulmonary embolism with a negative predictive value close to 100%. The last step, if they are positive, is the chest angiography-computed tomography (CT) scan that can rule out or confirm pulmonary embolism and to search for severity signs.
Keywords: Angio-CT, Coma, Pulmonary embolism, Pulmonary embolism gravity signs
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Author Contributions
Najlaa Salmi - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Asaad El Bakkari - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Malak Itani - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Zaineb Bourouhou - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Hajar El Ouartassi - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Nadia Fellat - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Leila Jroundi - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Fatima Zahra Laamrani - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
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