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In part 1 of this two-part review, we discussed which risk factors, historical features, and physical findings increase risk for pulmonary embolism (PE) in symptomatic emergency department (ED) patients.Use published evidence to describe criteria that a reasonable and prudent clinician can use to initiate and guide the process of excluding and diagnosing PE.The careful and diligent emergency physician...
Pulmonary embolism (PE) can be fatal, but profligate testing for PE can harm patients.With consideration of potential medicolegal implications, this two-part review provides current evidence about the care of patients with suspected and diagnosed PE in the emergency department (ED) setting.In part 1, we review published evidence to describe the epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical presentation...
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