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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 ... , PE in Pregnancy ... @DenverEMed #Pulmonary ... EBM #Pregnancy #PERC
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... HEART score • PERC ... Well score for PE
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria

In the United States, the workup rate for PE is astonishingly high, with
Pulmonary Embolism ... workup rate for PE ... receiving a CTPA for PE ... are positive for PE ... or imaging for PE
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm

Clinical Pearls:
 - Reproducible chest wall tenderness does
Diagnosis of Pulmonary ... not rule out PE ... - PE may mimic ... #Pulmonary #Embolism ... Pregnancy #Diagnosis #PE
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Vascular (PE ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Suspected Pulmonary ... Well's Criteria for PE ... less likely than PE ... Previous DVT or PE
A quick way to consider causes of PEA arrest (or severe hypotension) is to consider: Volume
way to consider causes ... of PEA arrest ( ... Obstruction, and then 3 causes ... pneumothorax, massive PE ... Differential #Evaluation #Algorithm
The Wells, Geneva, and revised-Geneva pre-test possibility scores to risk-stratify patients with concern for PE

#Wells #Revised
revised-Geneva pre-test ... with concern for PE ... Scores #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Embolism #PE #
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 arrest: ... lungs: massive PE ... ) #PEA #arrest
Treatment Algorithm for First Time Pulmonary Embolism
 • Provoked
 • Unprovoked
 • Active Malignancy

By Carlin Rooke,
Treatment Algorithm ... for First Time Pulmonary ... #PE #Pulmonary # ... Embolism #Treatment #Algorithm