what are the signs and symptoms of a pulmonary embolism?
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['Rapid or irregular heartbeat.', 'Lightheadedness or dizziness.', 'Excessive sweating.', 'Fever.', 'Leg pain or swelling, or both, usually in the calf caused by a deep vein thrombosis.', 'Clammy or discolored skin (cyanosis)']
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['Shortness of breath.', 'Coughing.', 'Heavy sputum.', 'Fever and chills.', 'Chest pain that is worse when you breathe or cough.', 'Nausea and vomiting (less common)']
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['difficulty breathing.', 'chest pain.', 'weakness from irregular blood circulation.', 'bradycardia, or a slower heart rhythm.', 'faint pulse.', 'cyanosis, or discolored lips and fingers.', 'hypothermia, or decreased body temperature.']
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['extreme fatigue.', 'shortness of breath.', 'dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting.', 'chest pain and pressure, known as angina.', 'heart palpitations.', 'swelling in your legs and feet, known as edema.', 'swelling in your abdomen.', 'cough or congestion, caused by fluid in your lungs.']
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['Chest pain.', 'Dry, nonproductive cough.', 'Dyspnea (shortness of breath, or difficult, labored breathing)', 'Orthopnea (the inability to breathe easily unless the person is sitting up straight or standing erect)']
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The pain and swelling from a DVT usually start to get better within days of treatment. Symptoms from a pulmonary embolism, like shortness of breath or mild pain or pressure in your chest, can linger 6 weeks or more. You might notice them when you're active or even when you take a deep breath.
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['Flu-like symptoms, such as fever and chills.', 'A new or changed heart murmur, which is the heart sounds made by blood rushing through your heart.', 'Fatigue.', 'Aching joints and muscles.', 'Night sweats.', 'Shortness of breath.', 'Chest pain when you breathe.']
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['Chest pain when you take a deep breath.', 'Cough that may come in violent spasms.', 'Flu-like symptoms, such as fever and chills.', 'Sore throat.', 'Headache.', 'Tiredness.', 'Weakness that may last after other symptoms go away.']
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Pain, severe discomfort and swelling are the most frequent symptoms of DVT and the most life-threatening manifestation is pulmonary embolism. Herein an otherwise healthy, 27-year-old male patient presented with severe left inguinal and hip pain due to the DVT of proximal left lower extremity is presented.
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Swelling, redness, and pain of the leg A clot is sometimes the first sign of pancreatic cancer. If the clot breaks off and travels to the lung, it can cause a pulmonary embolism. You'll likely experience shortness of breath.
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['Chest pain, chest tightness, chest pressure and chest discomfort (angina)', 'Shortness of breath.', 'Pain, numbness, weakness or coldness in your legs or arms if the blood vessels in those parts of your body are narrowed.', 'Pain in the neck, jaw, throat, upper abdomen or back.']
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['Tired, lack of energy.', 'Fainting or collapsing.', 'Frequent coughing. ... ', 'Breathing difficulties that include shortness of breath.', 'Reduced ability to exercise.', 'Reduced appetite and/or noticeable weight gain or loss.', 'Swelling in the abdomen.']
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['A flutter in your chest.', 'Fatigue after exercise.', 'Shortness of breath or chest pain.', 'Lightheadedness or dizziness.']
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['shortness of breath.', 'pressure, tightness, or discomfort in your chest.', 'pain or discomfort in your jaw, neck, back, or stomach.', 'dizziness.', 'lightheadedness.', 'nausea.', 'sweating.']
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The signs and symptoms in PE are varied and nonspecific, making diagnosis difficult. Symptoms may begin slowly or suddenly. Other manifestations are tachypnea, cough, chest pain, hemoptysis, crackles, wheezing, fever, tachycardia, syncope, and sudden change in mental status as a result of hypoxemia.
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['throbbing or cramping pain, swelling, redness and warmth in a leg or arm.', 'sudden breathlessness, sharp chest pain (may be worse when you breathe in) and a cough or coughing up blood.']
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['Sudden shortness of breath (most common)', 'Chest pain (usually worse with breathing)', 'A feeling of anxiety.', 'A feeling of dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting.', 'Irregular heartbeat.', 'Palpitations (heart racing)', 'Coughing or coughing up blood.', 'Sweating.']