How Do Doctors Diagnose and Treat Embolism?
Labels Embolism
Doctors may use blood tests, an x-ray, a CT scans, or a lung scan to
check for the embolism. Sometimes dye is injected to make it easier to
see the embolism on the x-ray or scan. Doctors may suspect an embolism
(especially a pulmonary embolism) if a patient has had recent surgery,
been immobile for an extended period, or had a fracture of a large bone
such the thigh (femur) or hip (pelvis) bone. Doctors may extend the use
of drug therapy or consider surgery to insert a filter to catch clots, for
individuals having multiple chronic pulmonary emboli.
Pulmonary emboli develop in as many as 500,000 Americans each
year, and up to 10 percent die within the first hour. With immediate treatment,
many are saved and lead normal lives. Doctors may use drugs that
dissolve the embolism and prevent others from forming. Exercise, weight
loss if needed, and a proper diet can help prevent emboli from forming.
check for the embolism. Sometimes dye is injected to make it easier to
see the embolism on the x-ray or scan. Doctors may suspect an embolism
(especially a pulmonary embolism) if a patient has had recent surgery,
been immobile for an extended period, or had a fracture of a large bone
such the thigh (femur) or hip (pelvis) bone. Doctors may extend the use
of drug therapy or consider surgery to insert a filter to catch clots, for
individuals having multiple chronic pulmonary emboli.
Pulmonary emboli develop in as many as 500,000 Americans each
year, and up to 10 percent die within the first hour. With immediate treatment,
many are saved and lead normal lives. Doctors may use drugs that
dissolve the embolism and prevent others from forming. Exercise, weight
loss if needed, and a proper diet can help prevent emboli from forming.
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