Pulmonary Embolism with Al Sacchettii, MD

<p>In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, interview Al Sacchetti, MD, about the August 2023 Emergency Medicine Practice article, <a href="https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics/cardiovascular/emergency-medicine-pulmonary-embolism">Evidence-Based Management of Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department</a></p><p></p><p>Etiology/pathophysiology</p><p>Risk factors</p><p>Differential diagnosis</p><p>Prehospital care</p><p>ED history and physical exam</p><p>Diagnostic scoring systems</p><p>Pregnant patients </p><p>Diagnostic studies</p><ul><li>ECG</li><li>D-Dimer</li><li>Troponin &amp; BNP</li><li>Chest x-ray</li><li>CT </li><li>V/Q scans</li><li>MRI</li><li>US</li></ul><p>Treatment</p><ul><li>IV fluids</li><li>Anticoagulation</li><li>Vasopressors</li><li>Thrombolytics</li><li>Thrombectomy</li><li>ECMO</li></ul><p>Disposition</p><p></p><p>Check out the clinical pathway at <a href="https://clinicalpathways.ebmedicine.net/">https://clinicalpathways.ebmedicine.net</a></p>