Pulmonary Embolism - Signs and Symptoms Most Common Presenting SYMPTOMS - Dyspnea at rest or with exertion (73%) - Pleuritic pain (44%) - Cough (37%) - Orthopnea (28%) - Calf or thigh pain or swelling or both (44%) - Wheezing (21%) - Hemoptysis (13%) Most Common Presenting SIGNS - Tachypnea (54%) - Calf or thigh swelling, erythema, tenderness, - palpable cords (47%) - Tachycardia (24%) - Rales (18%) - Decreased breath sounds (17%) - An accentuated pulmonic component of S2 (15%) - Jugular venous distension (14%) #PulmonaryEmbolism #AcutePE #Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
