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CT angiography chest showing #pulmonaryinfarction due to acute #pulmonaryembolism. #Hamptonhump was viewed on CXR (https://GrepMed.com/images/5576). #photo
CT angiography chest ... EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare ... #Radiology #Cardiology ... #HamptonHump #PE ... #PulmonaryEmbolism
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
may aid in the diagnosis ... confirmed with chest CT ... EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare ... #HamptonHump #PE ... #PulmonaryEmbolism
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
for exclusion of PE ... /Q scanning or CT-PA ... in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... #VTE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index - estimates 30d mortality #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk
Pulmonary Embolism ... 30d mortality #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #risk #score #PE ... #PulmonaryEmbolism
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
(or thrombi); RV ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... RVStrain #RVOverload #PulmonaryEmbolism ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
A possible diagnostic ... algorithm for pulmonary ... test to rule out PE ... scanning versus CT-PA ... #PulmonaryEmbolism
Pulmonary bulla seen on chest #CT. #radiology #radiologyassistant #diagnosis #ctchest #em
Pulmonary bulla ... seen on chest #CT ... #radiology #radiologyassistant ... #diagnosis #ctchest ... #em
The pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria (PERC) was created to reduce testing in patients who have a
The pulmonary embolism ... probability of PE ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Rule #Criteria #Pulmonary ... #Embolism #PulmonaryEmbolism
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Sign on Chest CT ... material in a CT ... • DDx: PE, portal ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
effusion - CT ... scan if diagnostic ... uncertainty (e.g. vs PE ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare