Case report describing the clinical presentation of a 79-year-old woman with bilateral pulmonary emboli.
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Alerts clinicians to bilateral PE in elderly; case reports leave open generalizability and prevalence.
A 79-year-old woman presented with an aggravating effort dyspnoea during the preceding week. On examination, her oxygen saturation was 87% while breathing ambient air; her blood pressure was 120/75; she had distended neck veins; normal breath sounds and regular heart sounds. Her liver was mildly enlarged. She had no leg oedema, swelling or tenderness. Her laboratory results were within normal limits, including troponin level. One month before admission, …
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