How common is pulmonary embolism among patients attending the ED with syncope? Natalie May examines a 2019 analysis of Canadian and US cohorts, comparing it with PESIT and exploring how different populations, investigation practices and follow-up affect interpretation of the reported prevalence.
JC: Taking the PESIT – How Common is PE Among ED Patients with Syncope? Read More
In this 2014 induction podcast, Iain Beardsell and Simon Carley work through the assessment of a breathless patient. They discuss clues from the patient’s history, overlapping causes of breathlessness, the contribution of imaging and blood gases, and bringing senior colleagues into the assessment early.
Podcast – Intro to EM: Shortness of Breath Read More
Could changing D-dimer thresholds reduce unnecessary CT pulmonary angiography? This 2012 journal club examines a retrospective study, questioning how patients were selected, how risk was assessed and whether small subgroups can support changes to investigation pathways.
JC Are we doing too many CTPAs? St.Emlyn’s Read More
