• Am J Emerg Med · Apr 2013

    Case Reports

    Platypnea and orthodeoxia in a patient with pulmonary embolism.

    • Massimo Salvetti, Dora Zotti, Abramo Bazza, Anna Paini, Fabio Bertacchini, Ermanna Chiari, Giuseppe Coletti, Enrico Agabiti Rosei, and Maria Lorenza Muiesan.
    • Division of Internal and Emergency Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Apr 1;31(4):760.e1-2.

    AbstractThe platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome is a rare clinical manifestation. Platypnea is defined as shortness of breath that worsens in the upright position, and orthodeoxia represents hypoxemia that aggravates in the upright position. We report a case of a patient with platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome associated with pulmonary embolism and patent foramen ovale.

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