PULMONARY INFARCTION

Course overview

PULMONARY INFARCTION (PI) IS USUALLY A COMPLICATION OF ANOTHER PRIMARY DISEASE STATE, MOST COMMONLY A PULMONARY EMBOLISM (PE). THE BROAD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH PI IS IMPORTANT, AS ASSOCIATED SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS HAVE LIMITED SPECIFICITY AND PI MAY BE THE FIRST INDICATION OF SIGNIFICANT UNDERLYING PATHOLOGY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS HOW TO PROPERLY EVALUATE FOR PULMONARY INFARCTION AND FURTHER STEPS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN PULMONARY INFARCTION IS PRESENT. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.