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→Pulmonary Embolism
==[[Pulmonary Embolism]]==
==[[Pulmonary Embolism]]==
*H&P: Acute onset dyspnea, hypoxia, tachycardia, chest pain.
*H&P: Acute onset dyspnea, hypoxia, tachycardia, chest pain.
*Dx: PERC criteria. Wells PE criteria. Sinus tach most common finding. Hypoxia. Pulmonary hypertension. CTA PE protocol is diagnostic. D-dimer can rule out if negative and pre-test probability is low.
*Dx: PERC criteria. Wells PE criteria. Sinus tach most common finding. Hypoxia. Pulmonary hypertension. CTA PE protocol is diagnostic. D-dimer can rule out if negative and pre-test probability is low. Initially shows respiratory alkalosis.
*Tx:
*Tx: