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TPA: Code Dose - for Acute MI or Acute PE
#Pharm #TPA #CodeDose #Dosing #PE #AMI #ACLS
Acute MI or Acute PE ... #Pharm #TPA #CodeDose ... #Dosing #PE #AMI
Cardiac Arrest - H's and T's

HYPOVOLEMIA 
HYPOXEMIA 
HYPERKALEMIA 
HYPOKALEMIA 
H+ EXCESS
HYPOTHERMIA 

TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX 
TAMPONADE - CARDIAC
THROMBOSIS - PE ... TOXINS #ACLS #Differential
The Death Spiral: Increased RV Afterload (Acute PE) 
#Pathophysiology #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism #Embolism #DeathSpiral #Shock #RVDysfunction #RebelEM
Afterload (Acute PE ... Pathophysiology #PE
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
lungs: massive PE ... #arrest #HsTs #Differential
Sinus Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Autonomic System:
 • Excess Stimulation: Nicotine, Caffeine, Sympathomimetics, Anticholinergics
 • Withdrawal:
Tachycardia - Differential ... Obstruction: Tamponade, PE ... #Tachycardia #Differential
Ruling out Pulmonary Embolism - ADJUST-PE, PE in Pregnancy, and the PERC rule

- DenverEM
@DenverEMed

#Pulmonary #Embolism #VisualAbstract
Embolism - ADJUST-PE ... , PE in Pregnancy
#Diagnosis #Management #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism #Overview #Algorithm
Diagnosis #Management #PE
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Well's Criteria for PE ... less likely than PE ... Previous DVT or PE
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria

In the United States, the workup rate for PE is astonishingly high, with
workup rate for PE ... receiving a CTPA for PE ... are positive for PE ... or imaging for PE ... despite the risk of PE
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... • Vasculature: PE ... Pain #ChestPain #Differential