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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
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
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
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 #
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
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... HEART score • PERC ... Well score for PE ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) Diagnosis Algorithm

Defined as pulmonary hypertension (mPAP > 25) > 6 months
Thromboembolic Pulmonary ... CTEPH) Diagnosis Algorithm ... after initial PE ... overt history of PE ... CTEPH #Diagnosis #Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Management #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism #Overview #Algorithm
Diagnosis #Management #PE ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Overview #Algorithm
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
and Management Algorithm ... risk factors - PEX ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... pleuritic CP, Dyspnea, PE ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm