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

I agree with Dr. @Dalal! The echo offers a “functional view” that we can’t obtain by CTA, as well as the opportunity to diagnose clot-in-transit. However, if a formal echo cannot be quickly obtained, a bedside echo may offer key information. All critical care and ED clinicians shou...

Always.