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Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm

Clinical Pearls:
 - Reproducible chest wall tenderness does
Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm ... tenderness does not rule ... out PE - PE may ... underlying hypoxia #Algorithm ... Pregnancy #Diagnosis #PE
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

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

In the United States, the workup rate for PE is astonishingly high, with
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out ... United States, the workup ... rate for PE is ... are positive for PE ... or imaging for PE
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... pseudohypokalemia is ruled ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #workup
A quick way to consider causes of PEA arrest (or severe hypotension) is to consider: Volume
pneumothorax, massive PE ... the '3 plus 3 rule ... Differential #Evaluation #Algorithm
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
practitioners to rule ... this point to rule ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
possible diagnostic algorithm ... imaging test to rule ... out PE, I generally ... VTE #Pregnancy #Workup ... #PE
PERC Rule-Out Algorithm for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism
 • Age ≥50
 • HR ≥100
 • O₂
PERC Rule-Out Algorithm ... ago • Prior PE ... PERC #Ruleout #Algorithm ... Embolism #Criteria #PE
Prospective Algorithm for workup of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy

 Righini M et al. Diagnosis of Pulmonary
Prospective Algorithm ... for workup of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary #Embolism #Algorithm ... #PE #Pregnancy
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... test essentially rules ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... gastroenterology #workup