Better Together: Primary Care and Emergency Medicine - Medscape
Nov 7, 2016 · One of the most common of these is the PERC (pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria) rule, along with the modified Wells (basically a two-tier Wells). We use these to create risk stratification and ...
Foot Surgery, a Pulmonary Embolism, and a Negligence Claim
Mar 24, 2025 · The patient instructed solicitors to pursue a clinical negligence claim against Mr R, alleging that, due to a failure of adequate thromboprophylaxis, he had suffered an avoidable pulmonary ...
Management of Upper Extremity Deep-Vein Thrombosis Reviewed …
Mar 14, 2011 · Anticoagulation therapy (eg, low-molecular-weight heparin daily) should be started promptly for upper extremity deep-vein thrombosis, with catheter-directed thrombolysis considered for severe cases.
Are Compression Devices Effective at Reducing DVT Risk?
May 23, 2019 · Secondary outcomes included prevalent proximal DVT, all DVT, pulmonary embolism, various composites, and safety measures. The trial was extraordinarily well conducted in its review of the data ...
Apixaban: A Novel Oral Inhibitor of Factor Xa - Medscape
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) occurs in 1–2 adults per 1000 in the United States each year. [ 1 , 2 ] VTE also is a deadly disease, mostly owing to ...
Pulmonary Embolism Guidelines Released by ACP - Medscape
Sep 28, 2015 · If the patient is at low risk, clinicians should use the eight Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria (PERC); if a patient meets all eight criteria, the risks of testing are greater than the risk ...
Obesity ‘Strongly’ Linked to 16 Cardiometabolic Diseases
Apr 2, 2025 · Obesity was “strongly” associated with 16 major health conditions, with an increasing prevalence across body mass index (BMI) categories in most cases, a new longitudinal cohort study revealed.
DVT Management: Is Stopping Anticoagulation Too Risky?
Mar 13, 2025 · After discontinuing anticoagulant therapy, the 10-year recurrence risk in patients with unprovoked DVT or pulmonary embolism (PE) is approximately 50% compared with 20% in patients with transient ...
Highlights of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine …
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Feb 14, 2025 This Week in Cardiology Podcast - Medscape
Feb 14, 2025 · In ARTESIA, for patients who had a history of stroke, the yearly rate of stroke/systemic embolism was 1.2% on apixaban vs 3.1% on ASA. That had an HR of 0.40 (CI 0.17 to 0.95) so statistically ...