42-year old
Male
Desk job
Frequent long haul flights for
work
↓ Muscle motion/ Prolonged immob
Swelling of the over Transudation of fluid
Positive Homan’s sign
the left calf into the interstitial fluid
Stasis of venous blood flow
Exerts pressure on ↑Hydrostatic pressure
Clot formation in leg veins
nearby tissues in capillaries
Tenderness over Thrombus dislodges/ embolizes to the
the left calf
↓ Pulmonary Saddle embolus
arterial/arteriolar blood (Pulmonary artery
flow obstruction)
Severe V/Q ↑
↓CO2 delivery to lungs for ↓Delivery of
exhalation
mismatch
deoxygenated blood to
p
alveoli
↑CO2 in blood Hypoxemia
↓O2 in blood
Medullary receptors
triggered
Aortic/carotid receptors
Male
Desk job
Frequent long haul flights for
work
↓ Muscle motion/ Prolonged immob
Swelling of the over Transudation of fluid
Positive Homan’s sign
the left calf into the interstitial fluid
Stasis of venous blood flow
Exerts pressure on ↑Hydrostatic pressure
Clot formation in leg veins
nearby tissues in capillaries
Tenderness over Thrombus dislodges/ embolizes to the
the left calf
↓ Pulmonary Saddle embolus
arterial/arteriolar blood (Pulmonary artery
flow obstruction)
Severe V/Q ↑
↓CO2 delivery to lungs for ↓Delivery of
exhalation
mismatch
deoxygenated blood to
p
alveoli
↑CO2 in blood Hypoxemia
↓O2 in blood
Medullary receptors
triggered
Aortic/carotid receptors
