Pocket ICU Management
Pulmonary Embolism
First Things First (assess & treat for the following)
- Consider immediate anticoagulation while working up for possible venous thromboembolism (VTE) and pulmonary embolism (PE).
- Assess for contraindications to anticoagulation first!
- Active bleeding, very recent hemorrhagic stroke, etc.
- Delays in achieving effective anticoagulation are associated with increased mortality.
- Assess for contraindications to anticoagulation first!
- Assess clinical probability of PE having occurred.
- Get imaging study.
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Last updated: April 29, 2010
Citation
"Pulmonary Embolism." Pocket ICU Management, PocketMedicine.com, Inc, 2010. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/Pocket-ICU-Management/534061/all/Pulmonary_Embolism.
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Pulmonary Embolism. (2010). In Pocket ICU Management. PocketMedicine.com, Inc. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/Pocket-ICU-Management/534061/all/Pulmonary_Embolism
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