Concerning Pulmonary Thromboembolism:
A- Of the patients surviving for one hour following acute pulmonary embolism and in whom the correct diagnosis has not been made, 30% will die. True
B- Haemoptysis occurs in more than 60% of patients with an acute pulmonary embolus. (False only 17%)
C- Right-sided cardiac failure occurs when more than 50% of the pulmonary vasculature has been occluded by embolus. True
D- Five to 10% of patients with acute pulmonary embolism may develop chronic pulmonary hypertension. True
E- The classical ECG findings of pulmonary embolism include sinus tachycardia, right axis deviation, S1Q3T3 and ST changes. True
A- Of the patients surviving for one hour following acute pulmonary embolism and in whom the correct diagnosis has not been made, 30% will die. True
B- Haemoptysis occurs in more than 60% of patients with an acute pulmonary embolus. (False only 17%)
C- Right-sided cardiac failure occurs when more than 50% of the pulmonary vasculature has been occluded by embolus. True
D- Five to 10% of patients with acute pulmonary embolism may develop chronic pulmonary hypertension. True
E- The classical ECG findings of pulmonary embolism include sinus tachycardia, right axis deviation, S1Q3T3 and ST changes. True
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