What is the prevalence of PE in patients who present to the ED with syncope? (This is part 2 of a two-part series.) In our last post, we discussed four studies that attempted to describe the prevalence of pulmonary embolism in ED patients who have experienced syncope. In this post, Read more…
What is the prevalence of PE in patients who present to the ED with syncope? References 1. Prandoni P, Lensing AWA, Prins MH, et al. Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism among Patients Hospitalized for Syncope. N Engl J Med [Internet]2016;375(16):1524–31. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1602172 2. Oqab Z, Ganshorn H, Sheldon R. Prevalence Read more…
In a previous post, I presented a case of Takotsubo non-ischemic cardiomyopathy that met “STEMI” criteria and was diagnosed by angiography. Let’s take a moment to discuss some other non-ischemic cause of ST elevation, otherwise known as “STEMI mimics.” 1) Benign Early Repolarization and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy ST-elevation does Read more…
A young woman presents to your ED with shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. She states she got off a long plane flight from the Philippines. She is mildly tachycardic. OK, you think, let’s just whip out the ol’ Well’s criteria and get to work. You pull up her Read more…
Presented by: Dr. Luke Donnelly Summarized by: Drs. Wendy Chan and Yonatan Yohannes Reviewed by: Dr. Ian deSouza The Case: 27 year-old male no PMH BIBEMS for syncopal episode in bathroom. + significant family Hx of PE. Initial vitals: HR 138, RR 33, BP 87/64, 91% 02 on room air. Read more…