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Ruling out Pulmonary Embolism - ADJUST-PE, PE in Pregnancy, and the PERC rule

- DenverEM
@DenverEMed

#Pulmonary #Embolism #VisualAbstract
Ruling out Pulmonary ... Embolism - ADJUST-PE ... @DenverEMed #Pulmonary ... #Embolism #VisualAbstract
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
had a CT to rule out ... pulmonary embolism ... was cardiogenic pulmonary ... SeptalThickening #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm

Clinical Pearls:
 - Reproducible chest wall tenderness does
Diagnosis of Pulmonary ... Embolism in Pregnancy ... does not rule out ... #Algorithm #Pulmonary ... #Embolism #Pregnancy
The Wells, Geneva, and revised-Geneva pre-test possibility scores to risk-stratify patients with concern for PE

#Wells #Revised
Scores #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Embolism #PE # ... #Probability #Comparison
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
infarction - Pulmonary ... embolism or infarction ... Transfusion reaction - Pulmonary ... Malignancy - Gout
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria

In the United States, the workup rate for PE is astonishingly high, with
Pulmonary Embolism ... Rule-Out Criteria ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Embolism #RuleOut
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Sounds • Pulmonary ... Embolism ... Hypovolemic Shock (Rule out
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... embolism 2) Understand ... diagnosis #management #comparison
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant