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Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index Scoring Criteria #EBM #Diagnosis #Management #PESI #RiskSscore #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
EBM #Diagnosis #Management ... #PESI #RiskSscore ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
#Diagnosis #Management #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism #Overview #Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Management ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
Underlying causes of PEA ... lungs: massive PE ... ) #PEA #arrest
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... stacked nebs • PE ... Anaphylaxis: 1M Epi ... PPI Oxygen Therapy ... Workup #diagnosis #Management
The Death Spiral: Increased RV Afterload (Acute PE) 
#Pathophysiology #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism #Embolism #DeathSpiral #Shock #RVDysfunction #RebelEM
Afterload (Acute PE ... Pathophysiology #PE
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
score (30-day PE-related ... ) • PESI class ... prognostication #diagnosis #management
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Diagnosis and Management ... risk factors - PEX ... HTN, cocaine - PEX ... pleuritic CP, Dyspnea, PE ... ChestPain #Diagnosis #Management
Ruling out Pulmonary Embolism - ADJUST-PE, PE in Pregnancy, and the PERC rule

- DenverEM
@DenverEMed

#Pulmonary #Embolism #VisualAbstract
Embolism - ADJUST-PE ... , PE in Pregnancy
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
Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Systemic Thrombolysis
 - Exclude contraindications.
 - Indications:
   - Massive PE (definite indication)
- Massive PE ... High-risk submassive PE ... intermediate risk PE ... Treatment #AcutePE #Management