Early death (within 7-30 days) in PE patients is concerning. It is relatively easy to identify high-risk PE patients, defined by abnormal vitals SBP < 90 or drop in SBP by 40 for at least 5 min. Normotensive patients with poor prognostic…
A 24 year old female from Europe presents with progressive shortness of breath and hemoptysis. O2 sat is 94%. CXR is clear. PSH includes silicone implants in gluteal area. Meds include OCPs. Travel from Eastern Europe 2 months ago. D-dimer…
This week, PECARN published a study that determined that isolated loss of consciousness (LOC) is not a strong enough predictive factor for a clinically significant traumatic brain injury, which they define as requiring intubation, extended…
A 45 year old male comes in with swelling of the tongue, fever to 102F, and O2 sat of 92% at triage. Patient states he has been having dental pain for the past two days.
4 teasers for the 4th of July weekend. 1. What is this and why is it dangerous? 2. Patient had a DVT + PE, then got an IVC filter, then had another PE. How? 3. Fun Sporcle quiz – 3 letter body parts, 2 min 4. Higher level Sporcle quiz…
