Hemithorax Westermark Sign Secondary to Complete Pulmonary Artery Occlusion from Pulmonary Embolus
Division
Far West
Hospital
Riverside Community Hospital
Document Type
Abstract
Publication Date
3-1-2021
Keywords
westermark, pulmonary embolism, radiology
Disciplines
Cardiovascular Diseases | Emergency Medicine | Radiology
Abstract
Case Presentation: We describe a complete right hemithorax Westermark sign found in a patient with a near-complete, right pulmonary artery trunk occlusion secondary to a pulmonary embolus.
Discussion: We review the sensitivity and specificity of a Westermark sign in the identification of a pulmonary embolism, and how this aided us in managing our patient in the emergency department.
Publisher or Conference
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Recommended Citation
Louthan M, Ng D. Hemithorax Westermark Sign Secondary to Complete Pulmonary Artery Occlusion from Pulmonary Embolus. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine. 2021. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/41w786v5
