THE CASE OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM IN A PATIENT WITH ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
https://doi.org/10.20514/2226-6704-2016-6-5-72-77
Abstract
Considered a clinical case of pulmonary embolism (PE) in 65-year-old patient with frequent exacerbations of COPD. The difficulty was due to the diagnosis of nonspecific clinical symptoms that could correspond to both PE and exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to an infectious disease and the development of pneumonia. The lack of specific PE changes during X-ray examination of the chest is also difficult to correct diagnosis. The article discusses the problems faced by clinicians in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism on the background of COPD exacerbations.
About the Authors
M. A. Karnaushkina
First Moscow State Medical University, named after I.M. Sechenov, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
V. V. Rezvan
First Moscow State Medical University, named after I.M. Sechenov, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
S. E. Shukhnin
Treatment and Rehabilitation Center of Russian Ministry of Economic Development, Head of the Department of Radiology Branch № 1, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. D. Strutynskaya
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. B. Arutyunova
Centrosoyuz Clinical Hospital, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Karnaushkina M.A., Rezvan V.V., Shukhnin S.E., Strutynskaya A.D., Arutyunova A.B. THE CASE OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM IN A PATIENT WITH ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. The Russian Archives of Internal Medicine. 2016;6(5):72-77. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20514/2226-6704-2016-6-5-72-77
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