{"id":9757,"date":"2026-02-25T13:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rtstudents.com\/radiologyhub\/respiratory-therapy-pulmonary-embolism-facts\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:52:11","slug":"respiratory-therapy-pulmonary-embolism-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtstudents.com\/radiologyhub\/respiratory-therapy-pulmonary-embolism-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Respiratory Therapy Pulmonary Embolism Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PE Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pulmonary embolism occurs when a clot blocks blood flow in the lungs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Perfusion Loss<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blocked vessels reduce perfusion and impair oxygenation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Common Symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sudden shortness of breath chest pain and tachycardia are common.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diagnosis Methods<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Diagnosis includes CT scans and D dimer testing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Treatment Options<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Treatment includes anticoagulants and supportive care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rtstudents.com\/radiologyhub\/respiratory-therapy-disease-facts\">Respiratory Therapy Disease Facts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rtstudents.com\/radiologyhub\/respiratory-therapy-patient-assessment\">Respiratory Therapy Patient Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rtstudents.com\/radiologyhub\/respiratory-therapy-critical-thinking\">Respiratory Therapy Critical Thinking<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PE Overview Pulmonary embolism occurs when a clot blocks blood flow in the lungs. Perfusion Loss Blocked vessels reduce perfusion and impair oxygenation. Common Symptoms Sudden shortness of breath chest pain and tachycardia are common. Diagnosis Methods Diagnosis includes CT scans and D dimer testing. Treatment Options Treatment includes anticoagulants and supportive care. Related Articles [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[37,36,35],"class_list":["post-9757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-respiratory-therapy","tag-respiratory-therapist","tag-respiratory-therapy","tag-rt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtstudents.com\/radiologyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtstudents.com\/radiologyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtstudents.com\/radiologyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtstudents.com\/radiologyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtstudents.com\/radiologyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9757"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rtstudents.com\/radiologyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9790,"href":"https:\/\/rtstudents.com\/radiologyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9757\/revisions\/9790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtstudents.com\/radiologyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtstudents.com\/radiologyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtstudents.com\/radiologyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}