THE PHYSIOLOGY OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM AS DISCLOSED BY QUANTITATIVE OCCLUSION OF THE PULMONARY ARTERY

摘要: Pulmonary embolism is a condition frequently encountered in clinical practice. The picture varies from symptoms produced by multiple small emboli lodged the lung periphery, to resulting massive blocking of one or both pulmonary arteries. In case emboli, though severe chest often result, patient usually recovers, while it commonly believed that death ensues either immediately within few hours. That may occur without disastrous effects on general circulation was first shown Lichtheim. 1 Two years later Welch 2 demonstrated ligation entire be accomplished effect systemic blood pressure—an observation confirmed Plumier 3 and also Gerhardt. 4 Tigerstedt 5 corroborated extended these observations, showing, means stromuhr, occlusion half decreased only slightly