Managing a Pulmonary Embolism | Case Breakdown (September 6th, 2024)

🚑 🚨 You’ve been dispatched to the home of a 58-year-old male. For the past 12 hours, he has had increasing shortness of breath and, for the past hour, has been experiencing sharp, pleuritic chest pain that gets worse with exertion.
He also reports that his left leg has “been swelling over the past day or so.” Additionally, he recently returned on a flight back to the U.S.A. from Europe.
Vitals:
•HR: 118
•BP: 86/58
•RR: 28
•SpO2: 94%
❓ What kind of shock is this patient in?
❓ What do you suspect is happening with this patient?
❓ What treatments would you like to start?
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