Pulmonary Embolism Management Flowchart
Suspect PE in any question stem with sudden onset Short of Breath with / without pleuritic chest pain - especially with clear breath sounds and a clear X-ray.
If the patient is unstable - first thing to do is a shot of Heparin, if not, the first investigation done for PE is the Ventilation Perfusion Scan. The following Diagram should clearly explain the investigation flow logic :
If the patient is unstable - first thing to do is a shot of Heparin, if not, the first investigation done for PE is the Ventilation Perfusion Scan. The following Diagram should clearly explain the investigation flow logic :
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posted by Digitaldoc, MD at 10/28/2007 10:08:00 PM
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