The elderly man fainted from chest tightness at home and suffered from pulmonary embolism
Recently, after Ms. Liu, 71, got up and went to the toilet, she suddenly had cramps and pain in her calf. She began to think it was just a normal cramp, but her family had not improved after a long time of massage. Instead, became purple and swelling, spreading to her thighs. Soon Ms. Liu developed chest tightness and chest pain, and her family quickly sent her to Fuzhou Second Hospital for treatment.
The high pulmonary artery pressure has caused an abnormal heart rate of Ms. Liu, which is fatal to an elderly person. The doctor needs to relieve the sudden increase in pulmonary artery pressure, but there are many causes of pulmonary artery hypertension in the elderly. The doctor decided to use enhanced CT to detect the specific lesions of the pulmonary artery.
After diagnosis, Ms. Liu suffered from pulmonary artery embolism . Due to the entry of the thrombus, it blocked the pulmonary artery system and eventually seriously threatened the heart and lung function, making this disease extremely dangerous. doctor introduced that this disease is the third largest killer to cause sudden death.
The doctor said that Ms. Liu's initial symptom was swollen legs. In fact, this is a dangerous signal because it means that Ms. Liu has a large number of blood clots in the deep veins of her lower limbs, and most of the blood clots that cause pulmonary embolism also come from this. The doctor said that Ms. Liu's illness has to start with one of her habits.
At present, after the doctor's timely rescue, Ms. Liu has been out of danger of life.
Doctor reminds:
The elderly are a high-incidence group of pulmonary embolism, so you should pay more attention to exercise. Patients who are bedridden for a long time need to massage the lower limbs and lift the lower limbs from time to time to avoid the formation of thrombosis.
