Death of a localized area of lung tissue resulting from an interruption of blood flow to that area. Generally caused by a pulmonary embolism.
The death of lung tissue from an insufficient blood supply to a part of the lungs. Pulmonary infarction may be associated with pulmonary embolism. The disorder can also be caused by congenital heart disease associated with severe pulmonary hypertension or sickle cell disease. The symptoms develop over a period of several hours and include coughing, blood-stained sputum, sharp chest pain with breathing, and fever. They may be experienced for several days, becoming milder with the passage of time.
A disorder produced by the death of lung tissue that occurs when there is insufficient blood supply to a part of the lungs and the tissue dies. Pulmonary infarction may be associated with pulmonary embolism. The disorder can also be caused by congenital heart disease associated with severe pulmonary hypertension or sickle cell disease.
An infarction in the lung usually resulting from pulmonary embolism that may appear on x-rays as a wedge-shaped infiltrate near the pleura. Immediate therapy includes control of pain, oxygen administered continuously by mask, intravenous heparin (unless patient has a known blood clotting defect), and treatment of shock or dysrhythmias, if present.