Cocaine-Induced Ventilation/Perfusion Mismatch Mimicking Pulmonary Embolism

• Principais autores: Phani Keerthi Surapaneni MD (Autor), Temidayo Abe MD (Autor), Norberto Fas MD (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: SAGE Publishing, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Pulmonary complications from cocaine use can range from bronchospasm to vasospasm leading to pulmonary infarction. Profound vasospasm may also lead to perfusion defects presenting as pulmonary embolism on ventilation-perfusion scan. A 65-year-old patient with a past medical history of substance abus...