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'''Causes''' of pulmonary thromboembolism include:

'''Causes''' of pulmonary thromboembolism include:

:'''Cardiac disease''': ''[[Dirofilaria immitis]]'', [[Dilated Cardiomyopathy|dilated cardiomyopathy]], [[Mitral Valve Dysplasia|chronic mitral valve insufficiency]], [[Endocarditis|endocarditis]]

:'''Cardiac disease''': ''[[Dirofilaria immitis]]'', [[Dilated Cardiomyopathy|dilated cardiomyopathy]], [[Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease|chronic mitral valve insufficiency]], [[Endocarditis|endocarditis]]

:'''Neoplasia''': [[lymphosarcoma]], bronchoalveolar carcinoma, pancreatic carcinoma

:'''Neoplasia''': [[lymphosarcoma]], bronchoalveolar carcinoma, pancreatic carcinoma

:'''[[Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation]]'''

:'''[[Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation]]'''

'''Nuclear perfusion scintigraphy''' is a safe and sensitive test and will detect if there is a lack of perfusion of part of the lung.

'''Nuclear perfusion scintigraphy''' is a safe and sensitive test and will detect if there is a lack of perfusion of part of the lung.

'''Lung Ultrasound''' will reveal wedge shaped defects on the air-chest wall interface.  Found to be 43% sensitive and 98% specific in a multi-center human trial compared to CT. [http://www.slideshare.net/basselericsoussi/thoracic-ultrasound-for-diagnosing-pulmonary-embolism]

'''Lung Ultrasound''' may reveal wedge shaped defects on the air-chest wall interface.  Found to be 43% sensitive and 98% specific in a multi-center human trial compared to CT. <ref>[http://www.slideshare.net/basselericsoussi/thoracic-ultrasound-for-diagnosing-pulmonary-embolism Thoracic ultrasound for diagnosing pulmonary embolism slide share] (''accessed June 2016'')</ref>

==Treatment==

==Treatment==

==References==

==References==

Pasquini, C. (1999) '''Tschauner's Guide to Small Animal Clinics''' ''Sudz Publishing''

Pasquini, C. (1999) '''Tschauner's Guide to Small Animal Clinics''' ''Sudz Publishing''