The treatment most likely to benefit a patient of massive pulmonary embolism in shock ?
Correct Answer: Thrombolytic therapy
Description: Ans. is 'a' i.e., Thrombolytic therapy Treatment of patients with pulmonary embolism based on risk stratificationPatient with pulmonary embolismLow risk (Small PE)Intermediate nsk (Submassive PE)High nsk (Massive PE)o Normotensiono Normotensiono HypotensionPlusPlusPluso Normal right ventricularo Right ventrucular dysfunctiono R V dysfunctionfunction(RV hypokinesia on echocardiogram) |||o T reatment of choice iso Treatment is controversialo Treatment of choice isanticoagulation Thrombolysis (or Embolectomy )
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