What does PE stand for?

Pulmonary Embolism

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Unfortunately, after only seven weeks, in a freak accident that beggars belief, I badly broke my left leg - my condition then complicated by a pulmonary embolism.

Unlucky break leaves my love of the sport intact

Yaz pulmonary embolism is a condition that develops as the result of a blood clot.

Yaz Pulmonary Embolism

The AAT went on to find that the applicant's death was most likely caused by coronary artery disease and that there was no evidence drawing any form of link between the pulmonary embolism and coronary artery disease to find that applicant's injury resulted in his death.

Does A Dramatic Physiological Change Or Disturbance Fall Within The ...

The hospital diagnosed a pulmonary embolism (a blockage in the artery) and he was transferred for surgery to the QE Hospital.

Biker dies during op following leg break; INQUEST: Heart failure ...

Adrian Nash, 38, of Pant Glas near Oswestry, was rushed into A&E in January this year with a suspected pulmonary embolism.

Patient returns... with a donation; WALES

New guidelines to be implemented next autumn will help doctors identify which patients are most likely to develop conditions such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism.

NHS blood clot probes

Doctors are to be given guidelines to help them identify which patients are most likely to develop often fatal conditions such as deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.

Hospital drive to spot killer blood clots

who fails to diagnose pulmonary embolism in-spite of classic symptoms-be liable for a patient's death?

Failure to diagnose pulmonary embolism-death results