Pulmonary Embolism: Symptoms, Treatment, and Expert Advice from Dr. Bagirath Raghuraman
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hello everybody I am Dr bagat raguraman working as senior consultant cardiologist and program director of heart transplant at Nar Health City bangaluru acute pulm embolism and chronic pulmonary embolism acute pulmonary embolism is a condition when there is a large thrombus load or a clot load in the pulmonary circulation now this can happen due to two main reasons one there can be a buildup of clot formation in the legs or the Deep veins which then travels up along the flow of the circulation and then accumulates in the lungs the other way is an insu pulmonary embolism meaning that there is a ...
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- Q: What is acute pulmonary embolism?
A: Acute pulmonary embolism is a condition when there is a large thrombus load or a clot load in the pulmonary circulation. - Q: What are the two main reasons for acute pulmonary embolism?
A: The two main reasons are a buildup of clot formation in the legs or deep veins which travels up along the flow of the circulation and accumulates in the lungs, and insu pulmonary embolism where the patient generates clots due to certain hematological conditions or blood problems. - Q: What is the underlying problem in acute pulmonary embolism?
A: The basic problem is not enough oxygenation of the blood, which requires the right ventricle to be on overdrive trying to pump more and more, and in the process, the clots plug the distal pulmonary artery circulation.
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