Signs and symptoms Symptoms of PE are sudden-onset dyspnea -LRB- shortness of breath -RRB- , tachypnea -LRB- rapid breathing -RRB- , chest pain of a `` pleuritic '' nature -LRB- worsened by breathing -RRB- , cough and hemoptysis -LRB- coughing up blood -RRB- .

A pulmonary embolism causes sudden shortness of breath , rapid breathing , chest pain , coughing up blood and sexual dysfunction .
