Cocaine-Induced Ventilation/Perfusion Mismatch Mimicking Pulmonary Embolism

• Asıl Yazarlar: Phani Keerthi Surapaneni MD (Yazar), Temidayo Abe MD (Yazar), Norberto Fas MD (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: SAGE Publishing, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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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...