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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
for exclusion of PE ... in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn ... #Radiology #VTE ... #Pregnancy #Workup
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria

In the United States, the workup rate for PE is astonishingly high, with
United States, the workup ... rate for PE is ... are positive for PE ... receive d-dimer or imaging ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
A possible diagnostic ... test to rule out PE ... #OBGyn #Obstetrics ... VTE #Pregnancy #Workup ... #PE
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
pedal edema, and clear ... echocardiogram to workup ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... shudder by M‐mode imaging ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Prospective Algorithm for workup of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy

 Righini M et al. Diagnosis of Pulmonary
Algorithm for workup ... Diagnosis of Pulmonary ... Embolism #Algorithm #PE ... Pregnancy #Pregnant #Obstetrics ... #Diagnosis
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Coronary CTA (making ... clear to patient ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... Management #Algorithm #Cardiology
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
admission for further workup ... free of charge), making ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Causes of MINOCA: Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
Ischemia: 
 • Coronary thrombosis & rapid clot
Myocarditis • PE ... MINOCA #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #workup ... #cardiology
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
shared decision-making ... have no serious diagnosis ... a negative ED work-up ... with a negative diagnostic ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
• Lymphatics clear ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology