Pediatric chest pain is a relatively common presenting complaint, but identifying serious pathologies without overtesting patients…
Tag: Cardiovascular
What’s Your Diagnosis? Pediatric Chest Pain in the EDÂ
Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check to see if…
Risk Management Pitfall of Urgent Care Approach to the Syncopal Patient (Postscript 3 of 4)
“I didn’t order a pregnancy test because her abdominal pain was mild after the vasovagal event.…
Flank Pain. CT with or without contrast?
Hx: A middle aged man presents with flank pain. He has no past medical history and…
Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score (ADD-RS)
The December 2021 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice focused on Thoracic Aortic Syndromes. Acute aortic dissection,…