ESC Offers Updated Guidance on Acute Pulmonary Embolism ESC Offers Updated Guidance on Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The guidelines recommend direct oral anticoagulants as first-line treatment for most patients after PE and take on specific problems and vulnerable patient groups.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 13, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
ESC Guidelines Updated for Diagnosis, Treatment of PE
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2019 -- In guidelines developed by the European Society of Cardiology, in collaboration with the European Respiratory Society, updated recommendations are presented for the management of patients with acute pulmonary embolism... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 4, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, September 2019
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Vol. 1.12
1. Prehospital administration of tranexamic acid in trauma patients: A 1:1 matched comparative study from a level 1 trauma center. El-Mentar A, Sathian B, Wahlen BM, et al. Am J Em Med. Published on-line April 30, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2019.04.051.
2. Prehospital Blood Product Administration Opportunities in Ground Transport ALS EMS –A Descriptive Study. Mix, F; Zielinski, M; Myers, L; et al. Prehosp Disaster Med, 2018;33(3):230-236.
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Source: JEMS Patient Care - September 4, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: International Prehospital Medicine Institute Tags: Training Exclusive Articles Patient Care Source Type: news
Personal Trauma Compels Blood Donor to Give Back
Orginally published on redcross.org. I never really understood the importance of donating blood until I was the one needing it. In 2010, a pulmonary embolism nearly cost me my life. ...
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Source: Red Cross Chat - August 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Blood Volunteers Amy Erickson blood donation blood donor platelets Red Cross volunteer transfusion Source Type: news
A Systematic Approach to Capnography Waveforms
Capnography was first proposed for use in the operating room in 1978 and has since become the standard of care for monitoring ventilation.1 Capnography is rapidly growing in use for intubated and non-intubated applications across hospital environments including the ICU, resuscitation, procedural sedation, and postoperative monitoring of patients receiving opioid analgesia. 1,2
When used appropriately, capnography has been cited as meaningful in providing key, often life- sustaining, information in dozens of different clinical applications. These range from common indications such as monitoring for apneas, hypoventilation, ...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - August 27, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Gina Farquharson, RRT-NPS, MBA, MS, CPPS Tags: Exclusive Articles Patient Care Cardiac & Resuscitation Source Type: news
Guideline Helps Spot Pulmonary Embolism in Cancer Patients Guideline Helps Spot Pulmonary Embolism in Cancer Patients
Using the American College of Physicians (ACP) guideline to evaluate cancer patients presenting to the emergency department who may have pulmonary embolism (PE) can help curtail the need for procedures such as CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA), a retrospective study suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - August 20, 2019 Category: Radiology Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
Student collapsed after she developed a blood clot in her lungs as a side effect of the Pill
Hannah Needham, 22, of Northampton, had been feeling short of breath and dizzy for weeks before she eventually collapsed in March 2017. She was treated for a pulmonary embolism. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AI may help cut back on overutilization of CT for PE
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can predict -- from electronic medical...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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MRA tops CTA for pulmonary embolism evaluation (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 8, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
BASEL IX: PE Uncommon in Patients Presenting With Syncope BASEL IX: PE Uncommon in Patients Presenting With Syncope
Results from the randomized trial reinforce use of a tailored workup for pulmonary embolism, rather than systematic screening in patients presenting to the emergency department with syncope.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - August 6, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
MRA screening finds aneurysms related to kidney disease
Can MR angiography (MRA) be effective in screening for brain aneurysms among...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
MRA is cost-effective for kidney disease-related aneurysms
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7T MRA delves deeper into intracranial aneurysms (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 31, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
PE, Death Not Reduced With Early Vena Cava Filter Placement
THURSDAY, July 11, 2019 -- Early prophylactic placement of a vena cava filter compared with no placement of a filter after major trauma does not result in a reduced incidence of symptomatic pulmonary embolism or death at 90 days, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 11, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
No Drop in Pulmonary Embolism With Early IVC Filters No Drop in Pulmonary Embolism With Early IVC Filters
The composite of death and pulmonary embolism at 90 days was approximately the same in severe trauma patients both with and without implanted inferior vena cava filters, a study found.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - July 9, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Emergency Medicine News Source Type: news
Still experiencing post hysterectomy fatigue – Alison ’ s story
I am now 7 months 2 weeks after my hysterectomy and still experiencing debilitating post hysterectomy fatigue. I had an emergency procedure and was not well enough to have it having had such severe bleeding, anaemia and admissions for blood transfusions in the weeks preceding.
I was kept in hospital again on a third trip to A and E to stabilise a very high temperature and to have a hysteroscopy after a few days of being monitored. I had been given Gonadotropin on my previous visit to hospital a week before and we were all waiting for this to take effect (to stop the bleeding) in order to have a hysterectomy in a couple of ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - June 21, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fibroids hysterectomy stories hysteroscopy Source Type: news
Still experiencing post hysterectomy fatigue – Alison ’ s story
I am now 7 months 2 weeks after my hysterectomy and still experiencing debilitating post hysterectomy fatigue. I had an emergency procedure and was not well enough to have it having had such severe bleeding, anaemia and admissions for blood transfusions in the weeks preceding.
I was kept in hospital again on a third trip to A and E to stabilise a very high temperature and to have a hysteroscopy after a few days of being monitored. I had been given Gonadotropin on my previous visit to hospital a week before and we were all waiting for this to take effect (to stop the bleeding) in order to have a hysterectomy in a couple of ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - June 21, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fibroids hysterectomy stories hysteroscopy Source Type: news
