Wednesday, May 27, 2015

What tests will I need a pulmonary embolism?

healthydailymail.com First your physician asks you questions about your general health, medical history, and symptoms. In addition, your physician conducts a physical exam. Together these are known as a patient history and exam. To confirm the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, the physician may order specific tests, which may include some of the following:

  • Chest x-ray
  • Electrocardiography (ECG) which measures your heart’s electrical activity
  • D-dimer enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, a blood test that shows an increase of a type of protein that may rise after a pulmonary embolism
  • Lung scanning, which measures blood flow in your lungs and your air intake
  • Spiral computed tomography (CT) scan
  • Pulmonary angiography, which shows x ray pictures of the blood vessels in your lungs
  • Duplex ultrasound, which allows your physician to measure the speed of blood flow and to see the structure of your leg veins
  • Venography, which shows x-ray pictures of your leg veins

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