Document type (e.g., saddle, septic).
Document cor pulmonale if present. If cor pulmonale is present, state whether it is acute or chronic.
Specify if pulomary embolus is chronic (still present) or resolved. "History of PE" is ambiguous.
Document if anti-coagulant therapy is for active treatment or prophylaxis.

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