Age-adjusted D-dimer is an established strategy that we use routinely in daily clinical practice. This article published in JAMA demonstrated that the use of age-adjusted D-dimer thresholds can also be expanded to the evaluation of DVT, potentially reducing unnecessary imaging, healthcare costs, and resource utilization if implemented appropriately. Link to article
Continue ReadingChest published an article regarding risk of chronic pulmonary obstructive disease and pulmonary embolism. There are different reported risk from 3% to 30%. In this study, prevalence of pulmonary embolism in unexplained acute exacerbation of COPD reported as high as 16%. We should be worry about PE in patients with unexplained acute exacerbation of COPD […]
Continue ReadingThis is an interesting review of 8209 patients with PE. 3 most common finding that predict shock in PE patients are: Tachycardia, T wave inversion in V1, and ST elevation in aVR. They found six predictor in these patients: Tachycardia S1Q3T3 ST elevation aVR T wave inversion V1-V4 Complete RBBB Atrial Fibrilation Access to […]
Continue ReadingThis is a link to an article form Netherlands, on management of bleeding in patients who just started on different antiplatelet agents.
Continue ReadingJeffry Kline is famous for his research on PE and his latest article in Academic Journal of Emergency Medicine(Jan 2012) is opening another window to PE regarding Normalization of Vital Signs Does Not Reduce the Probability of Acute Pulmonary Embolismin Symptomatic Emergency Department Patients.
Continue ReadingThis is a link to acep news for a presentation in American Epilepsy Society, 1% of patients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism during a 5-year retrospective study had PE http://www.acepnews.com/single-view/0addee7cac26f722aa1b28c431b5718f.html?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=945
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