Embolism Outpatient Pulmonary 
HCPLive
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
These data indicate that in the US, the outpatient management of patients with pulmonary embolism identified as lower-risk may continue to be underutilized.
American College of Cardiology
MAY 3, 2024
Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequently encountered diagnosis in both the emergency department (ED) and among hospitalized patients, with increasing incidence throughout the U.S.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 2, 2025
CT of the chest showed no pulmonary embolism but bibasilar infiltrates. (And of course Ken's comments at the bottom) An elderly obese woman with cardiomyopathy, Left bundle branch block, and chronic hypercapnea presented hypoxic with altered mental status. She was intubated.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The morphology of V2-V4 is very specific in my experience for acute right heart strain (which has many potential etiologies, but none more common and important in EM than acute pulmonary embolism). CT angiogram showed extensive saddle pulmonary embolism. He had multiple cardiac arrests with ROSC regained each time.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 22, 2022
He visited an outpatient clinic for it and an echocardiogram and exercise stress test was normal. On his physical examination, cardiac and pulmonary auscultation was completely normal. --In summary, some subtle findings which do not fit into a pattern, therefore may be nonspecific ECG changes which are encountered everyday.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
and the patient was converted to veno-venous (V-V) ECMO due to persistent pulmonary insufficiency. Clinically — despite an initial 2-fold increased troponin, the normal bedside Echo was reassuring against OMI or pulmonary embolism. He remained supported on an intraaortic balloon pump. Here they are: Learning Points: 1.
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