Hospital Medicine

Pulmonary Embolus

Questions discussed in this category

Are you more permissive of perioperative interruption of anticoagulation for VTE depending on the location and relative chronicity of the thrombus?

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How do you decide between anticoagulation and observation for an incidentally detected subsegmental pulmonary embolism in elderly patients with a history of gastrointestinal bleeding?

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Do you obtain an echocardiogram as a part of risk stratification in all patients hospitalized with an acute pulmonary embolism?

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How do you manage concurrent non-life-threatening hemoptysis and acute pulmonary embolism?

Estimating blood loss from hemoptysis is not always reliable. The bleeding may be due to the PE itself. Is anticoagulation with any degree of hemoptys...

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What is your protocol for transitioning to oral anticoagulation post-thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism?

High-risk PEs are typically treated with loading doses of anticoagulants or bridging with LMWH. Do you omit the bridging/loading period and go straigh...

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Do you consider extensive clot burden as a factor in determining whether patients with submassive PE may be appropriate for thrombolytic therapy?

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