Q. Why fever occurs in pulmonary embolism? what is the pathophysiology behind it?(From master the board,P61)
Q.why fever in PE?
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They don't know definitively why. But, it's common enough when put together with other symptoms of PE to help you decide if a patient has high pretest probability / low pretest probability of having a PE and guiding how you proceed.
