An Atypical presentation of pulmonary embolism in a critically ill patient

An Atypical presentation of pulmonary embolism in a critically ill patient

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A visceratuant pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a venous thrombotic material from the lower extremities embolizes to the pulmonary vasculature.Common presenting symptoms include shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain with vital signs demonstrating hypoxia, tachycardia, and tachypnea.In this paper, callaway jaws gap wedge we describe a unique presentation of a critically ill patient who developed a saddle pulmonary embolism despite being on prophylactic anticoagulation.