If Pulmonary Embolism can be fatal, what symptoms should i be aware of?
It is difficult to say because in many cases those who have suffered a fatality from pulmonary embolism displayed no prior signs nor symptoms. However if you experience a shortness of breath (chronic or othwerwise), a sharp sudden pain within your chest (pleuritic chest pain), fainting, convulsions or light headedness, coughing up blood, or are developing swelling within your legs or ankles, you may indeed have a pulmonary embolism. This condition is very serious and if not attended to it will cause death. Just to help illustrate the seriousness of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis, consider the fact that more people suffer from DVT each year more so then heart attacks or strokes. Also- and unbelievably i might add – DVT kills more people annually in the United States than AIDS, traffic accidents and breast cancer combined. Having said that, to correctly diagnose your situation you must seek the aid of your health professional – although this website is well researched, your
