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Embolia arterial - Symptom

Síntomas:

Los síntomas pueden comenzar abruptamente o de manera lenta, dependiendo del tamaño del émbolo y qué tanto bloquea el flujo de sangre.

Los síntomas de una embolia arterial en los brazos y las piernas pueden abarcar:

  • Brazos o piernas frías
  • Disminución o ausencia del pulso en un brazo o una pierna
  • Dedos o manos que se sienten frías
  • Falta de movimiento en el brazo o la pierna
  • Dolor muscular en el área afectada
  • Espasmo muscular en el área afectada
  • Entumecimiento y hormigueo en el brazo o la pierna
  • Brazo o pierna de color pálido (palidez)
  • Debilidad de un brazo o una pierna

Síntomas posteriores:

  • Ampollas de la piel irrigada por la arteria afectada
  • Muda de la piel
  • Erosión cutánea (úlceras)
  • Muerte tisular (necrosis; piel oscura y dañada)

Los síntomas de un coágulo en un órgano varían de acuerdo con el órgano comprometido, pero pueden abarcar:

  • Dolor en la parte del cuerpo comprometida
  • Disminución temporal de la función del órgano

Signos y exámenes:

El médico puede encontrar disminución o ausencia del pulso, al igual que presión arterial ausente o disminuida en el brazo o la pierna y puede haber signos de necrosis o gangrena.

Los exámenes para diagnosticar una embolia arterial o revelar la fuente de los émbolos abarcan:

Esta enfermedad también puede alterar los resultados de los siguientes exámenes:

  • Reviewed last on: 6/1/2010
  • Issam Mikati, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Director, Northwestern Clinic Echocardiography Lab, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Clagett GP, Sobel M, Jackson MR, Lip GY, Tangelder M, Verhaeghe R. Antithrombotic therapy in peripheral arterial occlusive disease: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. Chest. 2004;126(3):609S-626S.

Hirsch AT, Haskal ZJ, Hertzer NR, Bakal CW, Creager MA, Halperin JL, et al. ACC/AHA 2005 practice guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic). Circulation. 2006;113:e463-e654.

Goldman L. Approach to the patient wtih possible cardiovascular disease. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 48.

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