Do you obtain an echocardiogram as a part of risk stratification in all patients hospitalized with an acute pulmonary embolism?
Answer from: at Community Practice
Always.
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Answer from: at Academic Institution
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...
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at Illinois Lung And Critical Care Institute
Yes. Agree. CT angio conformation. Advantages of ...
Yes. Agree. CT angio conformation. Advantages of ...