Pulmonary Embolism Signs, Symptoms & Documentation




John Bielinski’s Talk EM - Enhancing Clinical Excellence in EM show

Summary: In any patient that presents with chest pain or pulmonary symptoms you need to defend your chart against a missed PE. The best defense starts with a great offense.  In this episode of TalkEM we explore presenting signs and symptoms that raise suspicion of a pulmonary embolism. As well as diagnostic test to confirm a suspected diagnosis and the best clinical practices for assessment and documentation. Your clinical assessment and documentation must CYA.