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important 13 - bobby101
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05-17-2008, 01:44 PM
A PT OF SEVERE CHEST PAINWHOSE D DIEMER IS HIGH DOPPLER IS POSITIV FOR DVT AND YOU DID A PE PROTOCOL CT WHICH IS POSITIVE FOR PE/ ABG SHOWING RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS
GIVE WARFARIN GIVE HEPARIN GIVE BETABLOCKER DO V/Q SCAN DO PULMONARY ANGIOGRAM OBTAIN MR ANGIOGRAM
05-17-2008, 02:03 PM
AWESOME
WARFARIN TAKES TIME VQ SCAN DONE IF CT IS NEG ANGIOGRAM -IS GOLD STANDARD FOR INVESTIGATION -- BUT INVASIVE BESIDES WE ARE TALKING MANAGEMENT BETABLOCKER MAY INDUCE BRONCHOSPASM HEPARIN IS THE DRUG OF CHOICE
06-03-2008, 12:22 PM
pulmonary embolism is one of the six life threatening condition in chest namely cardic tamponade pnemothorax mycardial infarction aortic dissection esophageal rupture and of course pulmonary embolism think about it buddy
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