2 N 1 S - PP #8 Pulmonary Embolism
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Hampton's Hump
wedge shaped consolidation at lung periphery on chest x-ray with base on the pleura associated with lung tissue infarction due to pulmonary embolus
Westermark's sign
A focal area of increased lucency (blackness) w/ an abrupt cut-off in pulm artery indicated of decreased vascular filling
Fleischner's sign
Enlargement of a main pulmonary artery when a PE causes either pulmonary HTN or distention of the artery
EKG specific finding for PE
Q wave and inverted T wave in III ("S1, Q3, T3")
Palla's sign
enlarged right descending pulmonary artery
