What are the symptoms of Pulmonary Embolism?

⚠️Pulmonary embolism This is an excellent post from @iammedicostudent! Pulmonary emboli usually arise from thrombi that originate in the deep venous system of the lower extremities; however, they rarely also originate in the pelvic, renal, upper extremity veins, or the right heart chambers. After traveling to the lung, large thrombi can lodge at the bifurcation of the main pulmonary artery or the lobar branches and cause hemodynamic compromise. Pulmonary thromboembolism is not a disease in and o