How to Treat Pulmonary Embolism?
Medical Treatment:
- See your doctor if you have difficulty breathing, or you feel pain in your chest or upper back, or you are coughing up blood
- You will be sent to the hospital for further tests and treatment if doctors feel you have a pulmonary embolism
- Before you get any test results, you will probably be given an injection of anticoagulant medicine, at the hospital
- Anticoagulants stop the growing blood clots and prevent the formation of new clots
- You will continue with anticoagulant injections for at least 5 days if tests confirm you have a pulmonary embolism
- Need to take anticoagulant tablets for at least 3 months
- If it is spotted and treated early, you can expect to make a complete recovery from a pulmonary embolism