A patient is transported to the emergency department by the emergency response system (ERS) with a...
A patient is transported to the emergency department by the emergency response system (ERS) with a sudden change in mental status and a feeling of impending doom. The nurse reviews the patient’s medical history and notes recent international air travel. The nurse suspects that the patient is experiencing which condition?
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Diagnosis : Pulmonary embolism
Flying on an airplane can increase your risk for blood clots, and you may need to avoid air travel for a period of time following the diagnosis of a clot. ... Airplane flights of four hours or more may be a risk factor for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).
A sense of impending doom is a feeling of knowing that something life-threatening or tragic is about to occur.
Pulmonary emboli: Pulmonary emboli are clots that travel to the lungs after breaking off in the legs (deep venous thrombosis).
Pulmonary embolism leads to blockage of arteries leading to hypoxia of brain which results in altered mental status and feeling of impending doom.
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